Bus, baraat, but no baaja: 5k enter city daily from MP

How private buses bypass transport rules?Nagpur: Nearly 5,000 passengers from Madhya Pradesh enter the city every day in over 50 private buses that allegedly use one-day permits meant for marriage parties and picnics to bypass interstate transport curbs on vehicles over five years old. The practice continues irrespective of the wedding season or auspicious dates, with sources alleging widespread violation of permit conditions to ferry passengers in garb of ‘baraatis’ or picnic parties.