Private bus owners having BJD link to be identified

Private bus owners having BJD link to be identified

BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo) The cat is out of bag now? So the ruling BJD Ministers, MPs and MLAs involved in transport business will be identified in Orissa and taken care of by non other than but by BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Sources said that a good number of BJD leaders running buses in various routes. Sources said that Director Intelligence, Prakash Mishra has been asked to locate these BJD tag Bus owners and prepared a list.

The list would be submitted to Chief Minister once it got nod of Home Secretary AP Padhi and DGP Manmohan Praharaj.

There are 6500 private busses are running in the state and most of the bus owners have BJD connection. Sources said BJD MLA from Pipili, Pradip Maharathy has given shelter to several bus owners, who are on run fearing arrest as the Government clamped ESMA.

The Chief Minister apprehends that the so-called strike was in fact the handiwork of his party leaders, sources added. BJD MLA Rabi Nanda also sheltering few owners.