Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that BJP MP Tejasvi Surya was detained by police during a metro fare hike protest, as he was asked to hold his demonstration at Freedom Park rather than near the Jayanagar Metro station in Bengaluru.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya was detained and later released by the police today near Jayanagar Metro station in Karnataka's Bengaluru when he again tried to stage a protest in front of the metro station.
"Unnecessarily the BJP people want to make politics out of everything. The metro is run by the State and Central Govt and it is a separate corporation. CM has already written to the Government of India to not increase the fare. Now, Tejasvi Surya is saying that they are not going to incre
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Speaking to reporters in Mangaluru and at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, "How is the state government responsible for the metro fare hike? The fare fixation committee is headed by a secretary appointed by the Centre. You can make me responsible for the hike if I have signed any fi
During the protest, Telangana GIG and Platform Workers Union Founder President Shaik Salauddin said the union had written to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari with two key demands. These include the withdrawal of guidelines that allow private vehicles to be used for commercial purposes
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) didn't consult with him before revising the fare prices and assured that he will discuss the matter after reaching Bengaluru.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) announces Annual Fare Revision as per the First Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) constituted under the Metro Railways (Operation & Maintenance) Act, 2002.