Amaravati, Aug. 9 -- Tirupati Mayor Dr. Sirisha, speaking at the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) office on Friday, issued a stern demand to the coalition government to implement the promised free bus travel scheme for women without restrictions, including in AC buses, and to cancel licenses for liquor permit rooms.

Dr. Sirisha criticised the government for deceiving women by limiting the free bus scheme to only five bus types, betraying the trust of 2 crore women voters. "The promise was for free travel in all RTC buses, not just select ones," she asserted, criticising the government's half-hearted execution of election pledges.

Tirupati Mayor also condemned the approval of permit rooms, linking them to rising liquor sales...