The North-Western Karnataka Street Transport Company (NWKRTC) got here beneath fireplace for issuing tickets that had ‘Maharashtra Parivahan’ and ‘Jai Maharashtra’ printed on them.
The tickets have been issued to commuters between Mundaragi taluk in Gadag district to Gadag on Wednesday, drawing sharp reactions from locals.
Belagavi Kannada activist Ashok Chandaragi, who launched two bus tickets to the media, mentioned they have been issued to passengers travelling from Doni and different villages in Mundaragi taluk to Gadag city on Wednesday. He mentioned the federal government should probe the matter.
The Karnataka Rakshna Vedike (Narayangowda faction) district president Deepak Gudaganatti mentioned such errors can’t be tolerated and people behind the matter ought to be held accountable.
Whereas the divisional controller of NWKSRTC was not out there for a remark, the Gadag depot, in its media clarification, acknowledged that the company that provides the skinny paper rolls with state logos, emblems, and many others to the state street transport firms of Karnataka and Maharastra may need despatched the rolls of Maharastra to us by mistake.
After the matter got here to note, 60 such ETM rolls issued to conductors working from Gadag depot and 70 rolls from Ron and Dambal routes have been taken again and a probe can be initiated, they added.
Transport minister Sriramalu’s private secretary SM Sonnad mentioned they may instantly convey the matter to the discover of NWKSRTC Gadag division MD Bharat.
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