Shimla, April 21 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has strongly condemned the recent decision of the Himachal Pradesh government to increase the minimum bus fare from Rs 5 to Rs 10, a 100% hike.
The party on Sunday demanded that the government immediately withdraw this decision, which will burden the common people, especially daily wage workers, students, employees, women, and youth.
CPM State Secretary Sanjay Chauhan said that the hike will disproportionately affect the poor and marginalised sections of society.
"The government's claim of increasing fares due to financial crisis and losses in HRTC is unjustified, as the crisis is a result of neoliberal policies," he said.
Blaming the successive governments, he said that the sta...