Halted bus service resume after Morcha’s pressurization

KNE; Kalimpong, January 23 The North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) had provided two buses at the Kalimpong depot, one from Kalimpong to Siliguri and the other from Kalimpong to Pani Tanki. But the sudden halt of the bus services has resulted severe problems to the commuters. The bus used to ferry students and the office goers to Siliguri to and forth. The concerned department officials have blamed the Kalimpong depot In-charge, Anil Kumar Sarkar for the halt of the bus services.

 “He was planning in removing the bus services from the depot”, they accused. The GJM Yuva Morcha spokesperson Binay Ghisingand the Central Committee member Bijay Sundas has tried to learn the matter with the officials of the concerned department, following which the GTA Deputy Chief Col Ramesh Allay, member Subh Pradhan, GJM Sub Divisional Committee president Sarita Rai and secretary Kumar Chamling reached the spot and pressurized the In-charge to restart the service. 

After much pressure, the In-charge contacted Bikas Das, divisional manager at Siliguri, who assured to continue bus service to Siliguri with effect from Thursday. The divisional manager also said that the bus service to Pani Tanki will resume in few days. The GJM has warned that if the bus services will discontinue, they will not let the In-charge leave from Kalimpong easily.