BRS MLAs travel in RTC bus to protest fare hike

In protest against the recent RTC fare hike, BRS MLAs D Sudheer Reddy, Kaleru Venkatesh and Mutha Gopal travelled by a city bus from Nampally Exhibition Grounds to the Assembly on Tuesday. 

They demanded that the government immediately rollback its decision which had adverse impact on commuters.

Raising slogans against the Congress



government, the MLAs took the ride to experience the burden and seek feedback from commuters firsthand.

Interacting with them, several passengers expressed anger over the steep hike, saying the increase would impose an additional cost of Rs 400-500 per month on daily commuters. Many accused the government of burdening the poor while failing to improve services.