Begging, hawking ban in buses
Irangika Range
Any sort of begging and hawking will be banned inside private buses
from May 01, Sri Lanka's Private Bus Owners' Association's (SLPBOA)
President Gemunu Wijeratne said.
He said that the powers have already been vested with the Motor
Traffic Act to implement this ban.
Begging and selling inside private buses have been a common practice
and several measures taken to discourage it have proved futile earlier.
However, from May 01, the SLPBOA is to take strict measures to curb this
menace.
"We have already given instructions to drivers and conductors in this
regard. Accordingly, if any beggar or seller try to enter the bus
forcibly, they will be arrested by the Police," he said. "We hope that
Police will assist us to implement this ban," he said.
"We have received many complaints from commuters that beggars and
sellers caused many danger and threat for both passengers and bus
operators. They disrupt law and order," he further said.
Meanwhile, begging and selling inside Sri Lanka Transport buses and
trains have also been prohibited from April 1. |