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Religion
NHRC Issues Notice to Punjab Over Unsafe Pilgrim Buses and Fire Safety Lapses
✍️ India Today
🗓 24 Oct 2026, 11:20 AM
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The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to Punjab demanding immediate action on unsafe pilgrim buses, citing fire‑safety lapses and blocked emergency exits.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served a formal notice to the Punjab state government, highlighting concerns over the safety of pilgrim buses operating in the state.
The notice points to multiple safety deficiencies, including inadequate fire‑extinguishing equipment, blocked emergency exits, and overall non‑compliance with fire safety norms on buses that transport devotees to religious sites.
NHRC has asked the state authorities to conduct an immediate audit of all pilgrim transport services, rectify the identified lapses, and submit a compliance report within a stipulated timeframe.
The commission warned that failure to address these issues could trigger further legal action or directives under the Right to Safety provisions.
The notice points to multiple safety deficiencies, including inadequate fire‑extinguishing equipment, blocked emergency exits, and overall non‑compliance with fire safety norms on buses that transport devotees to religious sites.
NHRC has asked the state authorities to conduct an immediate audit of all pilgrim transport services, rectify the identified lapses, and submit a compliance report within a stipulated timeframe.
The commission warned that failure to address these issues could trigger further legal action or directives under the Right to Safety provisions.