Rajasthan Bus Strike Ends: Operators Call Off Agitation After Talks With Govt

• Private bus operators in Rajasthan called off their three-day strike after talks with transport department and district administration officials.
• The decision was made at a meeting attended by Jaipur District Collector Jitendra Soni, Transport Commissioner Purushottam Sharma, and the All Rajasthan Contract Carriage Bus Operators Association.
• A consensus was reached on some demands, with assurances that remaining issues would be addressed after the budget session.
• Around 35,000 private buses had stopped services, disrupting travel for passengers, including those going home for Holi and to the Khatu Shyamji fair.
• Operators protested heavy fines, fitness certificate cancellations, and registration revocations by the RTO department following a fatal bus fire in Jaisalmer last October.