India, March 28 -- The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking has rejected a proposal by BJP leader and Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to curtail key bus routes leading to the Gateway of India. BEST officials said that curtailing those routes would inconvenience commuters and lead to revenue losses at a time when the undertaking is already struggling with losses, dwindling passengers, and a shrinking bus fleet.

Earlier this month, Narwekar had objected to running only two BEST bus routes connecting Churchgate and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to the Gateway of India. BEST currently operates bus route numbers A-116 and A-112 from CSMT and Ahilyabai Holkar Chowk in Churchgate, respective...