Protestors to get more citizens to join movement against BEST

Following Monday’s rally organised by Aamchi Mumbai Aamchi BEST (AMAB), it seems that the people’s movement against BEST is set to get stronger. Those who participated in the rally stated that they were planning to approach people at bus stops, depots and residential societies asking them to participate. These meetings will intensify over the next 10 days.

At Monday’s rally, attendees questioned the need for getting 450 buses on wet-lease whereby a private contractor will introduce his fleet and drivers to ply on BEST routes. The protestors gathered at Veer Kotwal garden opposite Plaza Cinema in Dadar at around 3 pm and shouted slogans against the state government and BMC.

“The BEST has given away its depots to builders and developers. What has happened to that money? What is the need for increasing fares?” questioned Neerja Gupte, one of the participating activists.

This protest is mainly against the poor administration of the BEST Undertaking.