GUWAHATI: A show cause notice was issued on July 11 to Divisional Superintendent in-charge of Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) in Silchar, Nurul Haque Choudhury by the Managing Director of ASTC on receiving a complaint from a passenger regarding suspension of night bus service from Silchar to Guwahati without any valid reason on July 10.
Nurul Haque on June 10, suspended the scheduled night super service from Silchar to Guwahati and then restored it back at late hours without informing the passengers about the decision. This led to a lot of confusion among the public and a complaint was registered against the Superintendent. An alternative bus was arranged by the ASTC on the same day for the route on directions of the Transport Minister, Parimal Suklabaidya.
The notice read, “Your such negligence in discharging your duty, the Corporation have to loss the revenue and the image of the Corporation have been lowered to the eyes of the general public…You are hereby asked to show cause as to why disciplinary action should not be initiated against you for your willful negligence in discharging of duties and responsibilities entrusted to you by the Corporation.”
