Mangaluru: BJP protests demanding reduction of KSRTC bus fares

Bellevision Media Network

Mangaluru, 12 Nov 2014: Dakshina Kannada district BJP staged protest in front KSTRC bus stand at Lalbagh here on Tuesday November 11, urging the authorities to reduce the bus fares as there has been a considerable decrease in diesel price.

 
Addressing the protesters, Mangalore south former MLA N Yogish Bhat urged the state government to reduce the bus fares of KSRTC buses.

 

 
He said, ‘PM Narendra Modi-led union government has reduced the diesel prices  twice in the past 2 months as the price of crude oil in international market has come down.’

 
The state transport minister should initiate appropriate measure in order to reduce the bus fares.  If the state government would not adhere to their demand, BJP would hold state-wide protests until the prices were brought down, cautioned the protesters.

 
The former MLC Monappa Bhandary, Sudhir Shetty, Vedavyas Kamath and others were present on the occasion.