India, July 6 -- Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya has approached the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for allegedly withholding the report of the Metro Fare Fixation Committee (FFC), which recommended a steep fare hike.

Surya confirmed on Sunday that his writ petition, WP No. 19524/2025 (GM-RES), will be heard in the court on Monday. He termed the government's conduct "arbitrary and opaque," questioning the rationale behind keeping the report secret.

"It is outrageous that the BMRCL and the Karnataka government continue to keep the FFC report under wraps, a report that recommended a 130% increase in fares," Surya said in a post on social media platform X . He alle...