A Karnataka minister, travelling incognito to review Bengaluru bus services, is reported to have been asked to get off a BMTC bus after he could not provide the exact fare. According to Deccan Chronicle and Mint, the minister—identified by Mint as Byrathi Suresh—conducts a surprise check of buses on Saturday while posing as a passenger. During the ride, the conductor notices that the minister does not have the exact change for the ticket fare and tells him to leave the bus. The incident is described as part of the minister’s effort to assess operating conditions and passenger experience on BMTC routes from within the bus, rather than through official channels. Both outlets present the episode as a case of a passenger being removed for fare-related reasons during an on-the-spot review. The reports focus on the conductor’s request to alight and the minister’s undercover approach, without providing additional details on any subsequent action or official response.
Karnataka minister asked to leave BMTC bus during surprise check over fare change
A Karnataka minister, travelling incognito to review Bengaluru bus services, is reported to have been asked to get off a BMTC bus after he could not provide the exact fare. According to Deccan Chronic...
- Karnataka minister travels incognito to conduct a surprise check of BMTC bus services.
- The minister is reported as Byrathi Suresh, according to one outlet.
- A BMTC conductor asks him to get off because he does not have exact fare/change.
- The incident occurs during a bus ride on Saturday while the check is underway.
- Reports describe it as part of an on-the-spot assessment of Bengaluru bus conditions.
Disguised as passenger, Karnataka minister Byrathi Suresh conducted a surprise check on Bengaluru buses on Saturday. He was asked to leave the BMTC bus for not having change. 
4 hours agoThe minister, who was travelling incognito to assess the conditions of the city bus services, was asked to get off the bus when the conductor came to know that he did not have the exact fare
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