Punjab govt cancels 31 permits for buses owned by Badal family due to tax evasion

The Punjab government has cancelled 125 bus permits due to non-payment of vehicle tax. Of these, 31 permits belong to a company owned by former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and his family.

The Punjab tax department has cancelled 125 bus permits due to non-payment of vehicle tax. Of these, 31 integral coach permits belong to a company owned by former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and his family members.

These cancelled permits belong to Badal family-owned Orbit Aviation Pvt Ltd. A state government spokesperson said that action against this company had been taken for delay in tax deposition from March to October.