No change: Conductor tells Karnataka transport minister to get off bus
Karnataka's transport minister was asked to leave a public bus by a conductor for failing to provide exact change during an incognito inspection. The minister complied, highlighting the daily challenges faced by commuters in Bengaluru.
Why it matters
The incident serves as a public demonstration of the disconnect between government policy and the operational realities of public transport services.
BENGALURU: Transport minister Byrathi Suresh experienced first hand the problems routinely faced by the city’s bus commuters during a surprise inspection Saturday night, when a BMTC conductor asked him to get off the bus for not carrying exact change.Travelling incognito as part of a reality check of the city bus services, the minister boarded a BMTC bus from Hebbal to Nagashettihalli and requested two tickets.He handed over a Rs 100 note to the conductor, who asked for exact change. When the minister replied he did not have any, the conductor showed his cash bag, saying he too did not have sufficient change, and told the minister to get down if he could not tender exact change.The conductor was unaware that the passenger was the state’s transport minister, as Suresh was wearing a face mask during the inspection.
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