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Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan volition emblem disconnected the ‘Priyadarshini’ escaped autobus question strategy for women successful mean services conducted by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) astatine the Thampanoor autobus presumption connected Monday (June 15, 2026) morning.
A idiosyncratic preparing a KSRTC mean work autobus up of the motorboat of the Kerala government's Priyadarshini escaped question strategy for women, astatine a depot successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
He volition past question connected the autobus crewed by women from Thampanoor to the Secretariat.
The strategy volition beryllium disposable for each women and transgender persons who volition beryllium issued ‘zero’ fare tickets onboard buses designated to beryllium portion of the scheme, which is 1 of the Indira Guarantees of the United Democratic Front (UDF) government, according to Transport Minister C.P. John.
Of the 3,125 KSRTC mean buses, which volition let escaped commute for women and transgender people, 687 are successful Thiruvananthapuram district, 415 successful Kollam and 325 successful Ernakulam. Mr. John said the full outgo of the strategy volition beryllium borne by the State government.
CPI(M) to boycott inauguration
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], the pb enactment successful the Opposition, volition boycott the inaugural event. CPI(M) State caput M.V. Govindan told the media that the UDF authorities had failed to fulfil its predetermination committedness to supply escaped question for women connected each KSRTC services.
“They said women could question anywhere. Now it has been constricted to astir 1,000 buses. There are lone a constricted fig of mean class buses successful northbound Kerala, portion astir of them are successful Thiruvananthapuram,” helium said.
Mr. Govindan alleged that the authorities had misled the nationalist by diluting its canvass promises.
“They promised ₹21,000 for Accredited Social Health Activists, but lone a marginal summation was given,” helium said.
“What they promised is not being implemented. We are pointing this retired critically. We volition not cooperate with the programme as it amounts to deceiving the people,” helium added.
Responding to the criticism, Mr. John invoked the proverb: “when demolition is near, the caput works successful the incorrect direction.” “What tin we do? We petition them to alteration their stand,” helium said.
(With PTI inputs)
