Daijiworld Media Network-Udupi(HB)
Udupi, Nov 10: The activists of District Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest , near clock tower, service bus stand Udupi on Monday demanding the state government to bring down the bus fares of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) including private buses.
Uday Kumar Shetty, Udupi District BJP leader, said that the price of crude oil in the international market has been reduced and the Union government has also reduced the diesel and petrol prices. On August 31, 2014, diesel price was Rs. 64.02 per liter, but recently it has been reduced to Rs 57.89. The price has come down for the sixth time in recent past.
The State government has not reduced the bus fares accordingly, he alleged. He demanded to bring down the bus fares within one week and help the people of the state. Otherwise district BJP will go for massive protest in the state level, he said.
He also said that the transport minister Sri Ramalinga Reddy should take an appropriate decision in this regard.
Kuthyar Naveen Shetty, Uday Kumar Shetty and other members cleaned the Udupi Service Bus stand area during the protest.
Katapady Shankar Poojary, Shyamala Kundar state secretary, Sandhya Pai, and BJP panchayat members were symbolically shouted slogans in front of a KSRTC bus.