Chandigarh, May 4 -- Facing flak from the Opposition and the public over the hike in Roadways bus fares, Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma on Sunday defended the State cabinet's decisions, saying despite the hike, the fare of Roadways buses in Haryana would still remain cheaper than the neighbouring States -Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. The Congress and other opposition leaders are playing petty politics over it in the crisis time, he alleged.
The Transport Minister said that the inter-state bus services will not be operated till the situation becomes normal in the Country. Haryana Roadway buses will be operated at 50 per cent seating capacity of passengers in 'Green zone'. No such buses will be operated in 'Orange zone' and '...