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Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar criticised the former ruling party, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and said that the latter did not start a single new bus in its 10-year tenure here.
Commenting on the 'Chalo Bus Bhavan' protest against the RTC bus fare hike, Prabhakar said, "These people haven't started a single new bus or given a single job in 10 years. How can such people say this? We've started thousands of buses, employed thousands of people, and are improving infrastructure in many places." "We are not a government that sells bus stands; we're the guardians of the people... We have to serve the public, ensure the safety of our employees, and promote the progress of the organisation. The government is running the RTC on these three points," he added. Meanwhile, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao, along with other party leaders, demanded the immediate rollback of increased RTC bus fares. The leaders submitted a representation to the TSRTC Managing Director. Speaking to ANI, BRS leader Harish Rao said, "The Revanth Reddy government has increased the RTC fares five times in the last 20 months. On one hand, they provide free bus service to women, and on the other hand, they charge double the amount from men. What are the people gaining from this? RTC is working on privatising the public transport. Two days ago, the government got a loan of 1500 crore by privatising Jubilee and Hyderabad Bus Station." Additonally, Rao also stated that the government do not know how to run the administration. He also claimed that the BRS leaders were arrested across the state. "This government doesn't know how to run a government. They only know how to run a circus. They put me under house arrest in the morning and let me go later. Now they have deployed police everywhere and are arresting our leaders. I don't understand what they are trying to do," said Rao. Earlier, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) had increased the minimum city bus fare by Rs 10, effective from October 6. Passengers travelling by City Ordinary, Metro Express, E-Ordinary, and E-Express services will pay an additional Rs 5 for the first three stages and Rs 10 from the fourth stage onwards. (ANI)
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