The Maharashtra State Highway Transport Company (MSRTC) has clarified that there are not any plans to close down the air-conditioned Shivshahi bus service, dispelling criticism that the posh buses are tormented by technical points ever since their launch in 2017.
Nevertheless, quickly after the clarification, MSRTC confronted backlash as social media customers posted footage and movies highlighting the alleged technical points in Shivshahi buses.
Widespread rumours of closure of bus companies arose amidst growing studies of accidents and the deteriorating situation of Shivshahi luxurious buses in varied areas of Maharashtra.
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A senior official with the Pune division of MSRTC informed The Indian Categorical, “Persons are spreading false information that Shivshahi buses shall be shut down on account of technical points. That is incorrect. We are going to proceed working the service, and there are not any vital technical faults in our buses.”
The MSRTC that operates 792 Shivshahi bus companies within the state posted on X that it has no intention of discontinuing the companies and that the buses don’t have any technical fault.
Commuters reacted on the X deal with of MSRTC by sharing footage of Shivshahi operating with technical points.
One consumer, Suraj Arya, shared an image of a driver conserving a big stone within the cabin to forestall gear malfunctions. “What is that this then? The motive force is driving with a giant stone within the cabin. I took this photograph myself, exhibiting the stone close to the gear! The motive force even drives with the cabin door open. What’s using AC? Shivshahi buses are compelled to show off the AC,” he wrote.
One other consumer, Mohammad Afzal, posted a video allegedly exhibiting a Shivshahi bus experiencing brake failure whereas carrying passengers.
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