Ludhiana, Dec. 7 -- Calling for the revival of the long-discontinued city bus service in Ludhiana, former councillor Parminder Mehta has accused the state government of having failed to take any substantial step towards this direction despite promising the same in its election manifesto. He said the absence of such a public transport system is causing serious inconvenience to residents.

He said that instead of improving the fleet, the old buses under the Ludhiana City Bus Service are lying abandoned on a vacant stretch near the Ludhiana West tehsildar office. "These buses, which could have been repaired and put back on the roads, are gathering dust in the open. Dust-covered and rusting, they are slowly turning into scrap," he said, expre...