Telangana: BJP State President Ramchander Rao slams govt over 50% bus fare hike

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 6 (ANI): After the Revanth-Reddy-led government increased the minimum bus fare by a whopping ₹10, Telangana BJP State President Ramchander Rao criticised the decision.
Rao said that the fare hike is atrocious and unwanted and urged the government to withdraw it in favour of the common man.
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has increased the minimum city bus fare by ₹10 with effect from October 6. Passengers travelling by City Ordinary, Metro Express, E-Ordinary, and E-Express services will pay an additional ₹5 for the first three stages and ₹10 from the fourth stage onwards.
"This is a very atrocious decision on the common man...The bus fare hike is unwanted, and the government should withdraw it...Bharatiya Janata Party condemns this type of taxing on the common man, and this is an anti-people decision by the Congress government," Rao said.

Meanwhile, BRS working president KT Rama Rao also condemned the decision, calling it a "cruel conspiracy" to exploit poor and middle-class commuters. Speaking on behalf of the economically weaker sections of society, KTR raised a question to the Chief Minister, asking how the underprivileged and daily wage earners would adjust to the hike, which now poses an additional burden of ₹500 per month.
KTR estimated that the fare hike will impose a daily burden of nearly ₹1 crore on the residents of Hyderabad. He questioned how daily wage earners and the underprivileged would survive with this additional monthly expense of ₹500.
KTR slammed the Congress government, stating that the fare hike is a form of retribution against the people of Hyderabad for rejecting the Congress party in the last assembly elections. He also criticised the government's decision to increase student bus pass charges and T-24 ticket prices.
"It wasn't enough that the charges for student bus passes and T-24 tickets were increased -- now, even the basic fare has been hiked by 50% without any compassion. This reflects Revanth Reddy's incompetent and undemocratic governance," KTR said angrily.
"The Congress government, which has bankrupted the RTC with its hollow promise of free bus rides, is now trying to crush the common commuter -- and that is inexcusable," he added.
He further warned that the government will face consequences for their actions. He stated that the 'incompetent government' led by CM Revnath Reddy has not only impacted the state's progress but also hindered the development of RTC's wheels. (ANI)