BJP protests against bus fare hike in Himachal Pradesh

The Himachal Pradesh unit of BJP today staged demonstration at district headquarters in the state to protest against 30 per cent hike in bus fares.
The party workers held demonstrations at twelve district headquarters and three tehsil headquarters and also submitted memorandum to the government through respective Deputy Commissioners.
A large number of BJP activists participated in demonstrations to express their anger and demanded withdrawal of fare hike, party spokesman Ganesh Dutt said.
Hike in local bus fare from Rs 2 to Rs 5 was exorbitant and worked out at 150 per cent which was a huge burden on people already reeling under high rate of inflation, he said.

Himachal Lokhit Party has also opposed rise in bus fares and urged the government to immediately withdraw the hike.