Concerns over the dwindling number of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking’s own buses were raised in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly during the ongoing Budget Session on Thursday, with members questioning the sustainability of the city’s public transport system.

The starred question, jointly raised by MLAs including Parag Alavani, Ameet Satam, Rajan Naik, Captain R. Selvan, Parag Shah, Aslam Shaikh, Vijay Wadettiwar, Amin Patel, Jyoti Gaikwad, Nana Patole, Vishwajeet Kadam, Sanjay Meshram, and Vikas Thakre, sought clarification from Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on the declining fleet of BEST-owned buses.