Karnataka Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy slammed Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw over his statements on metro fare hike in Bengaluru. Reddy said, \”He has spoken without any understanding, simply repeating falsehoods. This is all part of a strategy by the propaganda-driven party\” Reddy also criticized BJP MP from Bengaluru Tejasvi Surya, and former Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar. Union Minister Ashwani VaishNaw stated that the state government is solely responsible for the increase in ticket prices. The Central government-appointed committee for fare revision includes former Madras High Court Judge Justice R. Tharini as the Chairperson; Satinder Pal Singh Bhase, Additional Secretary; Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (Government of India), and Ramana Reddy, a retired IAS officer are members. The committee has already submitted its recommendations on fare revision. The final decision on fare hike rests with the Secretary of the Ministry of housing and urban affairs, Government of India.
Karnataka Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy slammed Uni….
