AGARTALA, Oct 19 (TIWN): Public sufferings continue as Bus Drivers have been in Strike on Day 2 seeking fare hikes. While agitating, the bus drivers, owners and workers have raised other issues also which they face while driving on road, specially related to papers and documents of COVID-19, Social Distancing. This issue erupted after State Govt through a notification asked them to stop illegal bus fare hikes. During the COVID-19 Crisis period, the buses went on with double fares and Tripura became the only state where without Govt's permission fares were hiked. It's not that the Govt has not hiked the fares but after BJP Govt assumed power amid economic crisis, the Govt had hiked fares which generated much resentment but once again, the bus owners in demand of fare hikes and had called on strike from yesterday. Today the a group of agitating bus drivers were not allowing the small vehicles and TRTC also to ply properly in protest and anger, which created much complex situation further.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0WgZOISvUc&feature=youtu.be TIWN YouTube Video Oct 19, 2020