Roll back hike in bus fares: Lok Satta

The Lok Satta Party on Monday demanded that the Road Transport Corporation roll back the increase in bus fares as it would adversely impact the finances of poor and lower middle class families.

In a media statement, Lok Satta Party General Secretary Katari Srinivasa Rao said that the State Government should meet the additional burden of the hike in diesel charges on the RTC since it caters to public transportation. He said that public transportation should be spared from periodical hike in diesel charges.

Srinivasa Rao warned that the steep hike in RTC bus fares would prove counter-productive in no time since lower rail fares will lure passengers. He expressed surprise over political parties hitting the roads on issues like bus fares now, having allowed the monsoon session of the legislature to get washed out without pinning down the Government on its anti people policies.