Bengaluru, Feb. 8 -- BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Sunday said the Karnataka government repeatedly asked the Fare Fixation Committee to increase metro fares.

He further criticised the state government's proposal to increase Bengaluru metro fares by 5 per cent, saying it would burden commuters and urging the state to conduct periodic fare revisions as mandated by law.

Speaking to the reporters, Surya said, "Over the past few days, the state government has repeatedly blamed the centre for the repeated fare hikes on the Bengaluru metro. Today, I wore a t-shirt that clearly states the argument the state government and its authorities made before the fare fixation committee... Karnataka government officials demanded an upward revision of fares due...