Badals ruling transport sector: Capt
Sunday, 03/07/2016
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Chandigarh : Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh today accused the Badal family of acquiring two Hoshiarpur-based private transport companies. “I doubt whether there is any transport firm left in the state which does not belong to the Badals,” he said in a press release.
“The Badal family acquired Azad Hoshiarpur Express Bus Service and Rajdhani Transport Company Private Limited a few days ago. It is a clear case of conflict of interest that betrays their unbridled greed,” Amarinder added.
He said the acquisitions were being shown as normal business deals, but the Badals had created a situation where the transport operators had no option but to sell off their business.
He alleged that the Badals’ bus fleet had increased 17-fold from mere 30 in 2007 to over 500 now. “How come Punjab’s roads are flooded with buses belonging to the Dabwali Transport Company or the Orbit Transport Company, both owned by the Badal family?” he asked.
Amarinder promised that the Congress, if voted to power, would break the monopoly in the transport sector.
