We think that until the Punjab government assures us of their safety, the buses will not be parked at night in Punjab. Buses would be brought back to Himachal borders and even some routes could be suspended,

Some anti-social elements are doing mischief by damaging the property of the state and this will not be tolerated. FIRs are being registered (in Punjab) and arrests are being made. Safety of staff and passengers is our priority,

The HRTC is not a party to any dispute and targeting our buses is not right, this is state's property but still such incidents are happening and we are in continuous touch with the Punjab government. The DGP has spoken to his Punjab counterpart in this regard,

We were sleeping in our rest room. In the morning, we found the buses damaged. It appears that the miscreants pelted stones at the buses to damage their window panes. We have lodged a complaint with the local police besides informing our senior officers who are coming to take stock of situation,

The targeted attacks are a matter of grave concern. The state government will talk to the Punjab government and request them to ensure the safety of the Himachal buses. The government might suspend several routes and pull all vehicles out of Punjab.”

The state government has deployed corporation officials at all important bus stands in Punjab to monitor the situation,

An FIR (first information report) has been registered at the police station in Kharar and the Senior Superintendent of Police of Mohali has said that security will be provided to our buses,

Putting up Bhindranwale’s posters on HRTC buses was an attempt to disturb the peace of Himachal. We will put up Bharat Mata’s posters on PRTC buses coming from Punjab at ISBT Shimla,

We are also making the central government aware of the situation. There needs to be a permanent solution to this problem. The attack on four buses in Amritsar seems to be in retaliation after two people were arrested for the Kharar attack. This time the vehicles that were parked inside the bus stand,