JNM Correspondent, Jammu
Highlights
Transporters protest against illegal taxis and tempos.
Administration accused of inaction.
Claims financial losses, threatens agitation.
Jammu. Transporters, upset by the operation of illegal tempos and taxis on the Jammu-Poonch route, have launched a front against the administration. They allege that these vehicles, operating without route permits, are violating the Motor Vehicles Act, causing significant financial losses to authorized bus operators.
At a press conference held at the New General Bus Stand, Jammu, Sher Singh, president of the Jammu-Poonch Group (3×2), and Mohinder Singh, president of the 2×2 Group, along with other leaders, said that the administration’s silence raises questions.
Stage service operating under the guise of “contract carriage”
Sher Singh explained that tempos and taxis are only permitted to operate as contract carriages, meaning they can be booked in advance by a group.
But currently, these vehicles are operating like stage carriages, picking up one or two passengers mid-way—reducing the ridership of larger buses and causing huge losses for transporters.
Mohinder Singh said that most of the illegal vehicles are operating without route permits.
“This is a blatant violation of the law, but the administration is turning a blind eye,” he alleged.
Vehicles from other states are encroaching
According to Poonch group leaders, approximately 60–70 illegal tempos and taxis, registered in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan, are carrying passengers daily on the Jammu–Poonch route.
These vehicles are not only operating without permission but also picking up passengers on busy roads—despite the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, allowing them to pick up passengers only from designated stands.
Economic Crisis and Warning of Protest
Transporters say these illegal activities are affecting not only bus operators but also nearby shopkeepers.
They warned that if the administration does not take immediate action, they will take to the streets and launch a protest. “The purpose of the JDA bus terminal, built with our investment, will not be fulfilled until illegal operations are stopped,” the leaders said
Illegal tempos and taxis dominate the Jammu-Poonch route, transporters launch a front against the administration.
JNM Correspondent, Jammu
Highlights
Transporters protest against illegal taxis and tempos.
Administration accused of inaction.
Claims financial losses, threatens agitation.
Jammu. Transporters, upset by the operation of illegal tempos and taxis on the Jammu-Poonch route, have launched a front against the administration. They allege that these vehicles, operating without route permits, are violating the Motor Vehicles Act, causing significant financial losses to authorized bus operators.
At a press conference held at the New General Bus Stand, Jammu, Sher Singh, president of the Jammu-Poonch Group (3×2), and Mohinder Singh, president of the 2×2 Group, along with other leaders, said that the administration’s silence raises questions.
Stage service operating under the guise of “contract carriage”
Sher Singh explained that tempos and taxis are only permitted to operate as contract carriages, meaning they can be booked in advance by a group.
But currently, these vehicles are operating like stage carriages, picking up one or two passengers mid-way—reducing the ridership of larger buses and causing huge losses for transporters.
Mohinder Singh said that most of the illegal vehicles are operating without route permits.
“This is a blatant violation of the law, but the administration is turning a blind eye,” he alleged.
Vehicles from other states are encroaching
According to Poonch group leaders, approximately 60–70 illegal tempos and taxis, registered in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan, are carrying passengers daily on the Jammu–Poonch route.
These vehicles are not only operating without permission but also picking up passengers on busy roads—despite the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, allowing them to pick up passengers only from designated stands.
Economic Crisis and Warning of Protest
Transporters say these illegal activities are affecting not only bus operators but also nearby shopkeepers.
They warned that if the administration does not take immediate action, they will take to the streets and launch a protest. “The purpose of the JDA bus terminal, built with our investment, will not be fulfilled until illegal operations are stopped,” the leaders said
