BJP MP from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya on Saturday said that Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has instructed officials to temporarily put on hold the proposed metro fare hike in the city, which was scheduled to take effect from February 9.
He said the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs also assured a personal review of anomalies in the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) and added that a fresh committee could be considered if the state government requests it.
“Had a detailed phone conversation with Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattarji, seeking his immediate intervention against the state government’s unjust Bengaluru metro fare hike proposed to start from Monday,” Surya said in a post on ‘X’.
He noted that Bengaluru already has the costliest metro fares in India, and another hike would make public transport unaffordable for lakhs of citizens, defeating its purpose.
“He has instructed that the proposed hike be kept on hold temporarily. It will no​BJP MP from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya on Saturday said that Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has instructed officials to temporarily put on hold the proposed metro fare hike in the city, which was scheduled to take effect from February 9.
He said the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs also assured a personal review of anomalies in the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) and added that a fresh committee could be considered if the state government requests it.
“Had a detailed phone conversation with Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattarji, seeking his immediate intervention against the state government’s unjust Bengaluru metro fare hike proposed to start from Monday,” Surya said in a post on ‘X’.
He noted that Bengaluru already has the costliest metro fares in India, and another hike would make public transport unaffordable for lakhs of citizens, defeating its purpose.
“He has instructed that the proposed hike be kept on hold temporarily. It will no ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
