CM Siddaramaiah says Shakti will stay, Opposition sees plot to scrap it

By our Special Correspondent

Deputy Chief Minister DK Sivakumar's remarks that many women are ready to forgo the free bus travel under the Shakti scheme sparked a political slugfest with opposition leaders terming it a plot to halt the scheme.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, however, clarified that there was no proposal before the government to revise the scheme. Speaking to media persons, the CM made it clear that the government has no such intention.