The Delhi Transport Department has ordered for thewithdrawal of 576 DTC buses put at the disposal of Delhi Police in the wake ofvandalism during the ongoing farmers' protest, sources in the Delhi governmentsaid on Thursday.
Delhi Transport Corporation's buses have been the main mode of travel for DelhiPolice and other security forces to the three entry points at Singhu, Tikri andGhazipur borders ever since farmers rallied there on November 26 last year.
A DTC official had earlier said that 45 buses were damaged by protesters onJanuary 26, following which the department had expressed its displeasure knownas the national capital was already facing a shortage of public transportbuses.
"The costs of repairing damaged buses is an issue with the TransportDepartment and that may be the reason the DTC has decided to get its buses backfrom Delhi Police," the sources said.
The Delhi Police has been hiring state-run buses for a long time.