Jharkhand Bus Owners Observe Black Day Against Hemant Soren For Prohibiting Services During Lockdown

Jharkhand private bus owners observed a 'Black Day' against Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Jharkhand Bus Association has been protesting against the CM for extending the lockdown till 1st July and not providing any relief to private bus owners.

The Jharkhand Bus Association has been demanding from the state government to allow private buses to run with 50 per cent capacity just like the neighboring states like Bihar and Odisha.

The bus owners have even written a letter to the CM and the Transport Minister to operate at least intra-state buses following all Covid norms but there has been no response from the CM.

They marked their anger against the CM the Jharkhand Bus owners Association wore black bands and raised black flags on Monday against the state government.

The bus owners have also demanded to the state government to waive off their road tax till the lockdown period or take the keys of their vehicles as they are not economically stable to pay a huge amount of tax without earning a single penny.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren is facing a lot of criticism of for prohibiting transport services while other non-essential services have been allowed to open. Jharkhand is reporting less than 100 cases for the past week.