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Withdraw DTC buses given to police, orders Delhi transport dept
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New Delhi, Feb 4 : The Delhi Transport Department has ordered for the withdrawal of 576 DTC buses put at the disposal of Delhi Police in the wake of vandalism during the ongoing farmers protest, sources in the Delhi government said on Thursday.
Delhi Transport Corporation s buses have been the main mode of travel for Delhi Police and other security forces to the three entry points at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders ever since farmers rallied there on November 26 last year.
BJP flays Delhi govt decision to withdraw buses from security forces
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New Delhi, Feb 4 : The BJP on Thursday launched an attack on the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government for its decision to withdraw buses from the service of security forces. The buses were engaged for their movement to the city s borders where farmers are protesting against the new farm laws.
The BJP has alleged that the AAP, the main opposition party in Punjab, was doing this for political gains in next year s assembly polls there. The AAP government has extended support to the farmers, mainly from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, protesting at Delhi s borders demanding repeal of the three new farm laws.
DTC has always provided buses for deployment of Police forces: Delhi Police ANI | Updated: Feb 05, 2021 02:17 IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has always provided buses to the Delhi Police for movement and transportation of forces deployed for law and order duty, the Delhi Police said on Thursday.
This comes a day after the Delhi Transport government instructed the DTC to return 576 buses that were provided to Delhi Police on special hire. The DTC has always provided buses to the Delhi Police and assisted us in the movement and transportation of Police force deployed on law and order duty in the maintenance of public order. It is a decades-old practice and it is going on currently also, Chinmoy Biswal, Public Relations Officer of the Delhi Police told ANI.