Private operators fleece passengers during BC bandh in Karimnagar
The BC Bandh demanding 42 percent reservations continued peacefully across Karimnagar district. With TGSRTC buses confined to depots, passengers faced severe inconvenience as private operators charged double fares. Protests included shop closures and effigy burning, while police ensured law and order.
Karimnagar: The bandh called by various BC organisations demanding 42 percent reservations continued peacefully across the erstwhile Karimnagar district on Saturday.
With TGSRTC buses remaining confined to depots, passengers faced severe inconvenience as private vehicle operators took advantage of the situation, charging exorbitant fares.
Passengers were reportedly charged Rs.1,000 for travel to Hyderabad, Rs.400 to Warangal, Rs.150 to Godavarikhani and Rs.100 to Peddapalli, nearly double the normal fares.
Activists of Left parties staged a protest in front of the Karimnagar RTC depot-I early in the morning, while members of various BC organisations went around different localities, closing shops. An effigy of the Central government was burnt at Telangana Chowk in Karimnagar town.
Meanwhile, police deployed heavy forces across the district to prevent any untoward incidents.
