Students protest against NWKRTC bus drivers

Team Udayavani, Sep 25, 2019, 2:32 PM IST

Belagavi: The students and along with villagers of Khanapur taluk on Wednesday staged a protest on a state highway against the alleged rude attitude of North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) drivers with passengers at Bekwad crossing in Khanapur taluk.

On Tuesday the video of the students trying to stop the bus and the driver driving recklessly went viral on social media. Following the incident, on Wednesday, the protestors blocked the road for hours together demanding action against the driver who, allegedly neglected the crowd of students trying to stop the bus and drove freshly forcing them to jump aside.

The protest was carried out under the banner of ABVP.

Meanwhile, NWKRTC authorities informed that the driver against whom the students were protesting has been suspended.