Bus fare hike: K’taka BJP gives roses to male passengers in protest

Bengaluru; The Karnataka BJP staged a unique protest on Friday at the Kempe Gowda Bus Station in Bengaluru's Majestic locality by distributing roses to male passengers following a 15 per cent bus fare hike by the Congress government. The protest was led by the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, R. Ashoka and LoP in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy. Some activists wore masks of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar and raised slogans against them and the Congress government. The leaders told the passengers after giving them roses that the ticket price hike was a "gift" from the ruling Congress party. High drama ensued when the police attempted to stop the BJP leaders from distributing the roses. Ashoka lost his cool and warned the pol...