Mangaluru, Feb. 7 -- Stating that the Secretary from the Union government was the head of the metro fare fixation committee, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that no one has asked for his opinion on the metro fare hike.

Speaking to reporters in Mangaluru and at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, "How is the state government responsible for the metro fare hike? The fare fixation committee is headed by a secretary appointed by the Centre. You can make me responsible for the hike if I have signed any file relating to it. No file on the fare hike has come to me. I will discuss it with BMRCL officials on Monday. We don't want to inconvenience the general public. I will review the financial situation," while replying to...