Students complain against private bus conductors during weekly phone-in programme

July 20: The weekly phone-in programme was organised by Mangalore City Police Commissioner in Mangalore on Friday, July 19.
During the Phone-in programme, many students complained that they are being humiliated by the rash behaviour of conductors in city buses. A student said that the conductor in a bus plying to Deralakatte, used abusive language when he failed to tender exact change. Another student complained that the conductors deny concessional fare to students.
Another citizen complained that drivers and conductors of private buses urinated in open place near the bus stand. People even complained that the buses with route numbers 30, 30 B , 47 C were cutting down trips. A resident of Bejai said that there is a need of speed breakers on KSRTC - Bejai Church Road as vehicles were moving at breakneck speed on the road. A resident of Balmatta said the college buses are parked on Balmatta Road, causing inconvenience to public and other vehicles.