Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) The credit war over halting the Bengaluru Metro fare hike erupted between the Congress-led government in Karnataka and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday. The BJP has claimed that the Metro fare hike was put on hold due to the intervention of Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. However, the Congress-led government in Karnataka has said that the decision was taken by the state government.Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, while speaking over the controversy sur…
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Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Commenting on the Bengaluru Metro fare hike row, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said that the Secretary from the Union government was the head of the Metro fare fixation committee, and no one has asked for his opinion on the fare hike. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, he said, “How is the state government responsible for the Metro fare hike? The fare fixation committee is headed by a secretary appointed by the Centre. You can make me resp…
Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) BJP National Youth President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday met Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar and submitted a memorandum criticising the Congress-led Karnataka government’s decision to hike Bengaluru Metro fares, while demanding the reconstitution of the Fare Fixation Committee for the city’s Metro network.Taking to social media, Surya stated, “Karnataka’s Congress-led state government has pushed through a steep…
Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Thursday officially hiked fare by five per cent, and the revised rates will come into effect from February 9.BMRCL Public Relations Officer B.L. Yashwant Chauhan stated, “As per the Fare Fixation Committee, every year, according to a formula, the calculation is made on a percentage. A maximum of 5 per cent and a minimum of 4 per cent hike is made. When the calculations are made, a 10 per cent hike is required. As it can’…