Karna govt mulling cut in bus fares after diesel price

Karnataka government is considering the possibility of reducing the fares of state road transport corporations following reduction in diesel price.
"We will be convening a meeting to decide whether to reduce fares of the state road transport corporations following the reduction of diesel price," Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy told reporters here.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, the North-West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and North-East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation had hiked the fares by 7.96 per cent from May 4 this year.
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, on the other hand, had increased the fares by an average of 15 per cent from April this year.

Meanwhile, BJP Youth activists demanded reduction in the bus fare as the diesel price has come down by Rs 6 per litre.
The BJP activists said despite the NDA government reducing diesel price, the fares of the state road transport corporations and even private buses have not been reduced.
Students are feeling the pinch due to high bus fares, they said.