Handicapped Journalist Manhandled; Kicked off from Orbit Bus By Conductor

CHANDIGARH :Prominent Panthik journalist Talwinder Singh Buttar from Anandpur Sahib was manhandled and forcibly kicked off the bus by an Orbit bus conductor. Buttar was on his way to Patiala from Ropar when he boarded the Orbit bus with license plate number PB-03AJ-7536 on March 1.
“I am physically handicapped, and not able to walk without support. Upon boarding the bus, I asked the conductor for discounted fair,” said Talwinder Singh Buttar. “I showed him my identification card, which authorizes me for discounted fair on all public transportation, however, despite having explained my physical disability, the conductor refused to cooperate,” said Buttar.
“The conductor was rude and did not want to reason,” he said. By this time, the bus had taken off and Buttar had no option. “I was shocked, I had the pass issued by the Punjab Government and no one has refused to issue handicapped ticket to me in past,” he said.Buttar was told by the conductor to not make a scene, else he will be removed from the bus. Upon this, Buttar confronted the conductor and said, “I am a journalist, I wonder how you people treat others.”