Cong releases 9-point revival plan for B.E.S.T.
MUMBAI, Jan. 5 -- The Mumbai Congress on Sunday released a manifesto called 'Mission Save BEST', centred around reviving the once-lauded public transport system. The party has accused the BJP-led state government of conspiring to shut down BEST in order to benefit private players.
The manifesto came ahead of the BMC elections in the city.
The nine-point manifesto speaks about ending the privatisation spree, restarting 3,337 buses as promised in the 2019 agreement with workers' unions, increasing the BEST fleet to 6,000, restarting long-distance and cross-city routes and halting the sale of bus depot land to real estate players. The manifesto was released by Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad.
"The public transport body is in bad financia...
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