Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K T Rama Rao alleged that 15 auto drivers died by suicide within two months of the Congress party coming to power, due to the ‘unthinking’ implementation of free travel for women scheme in TSRTC-run buses in Telangana.
“Will the government not respond even when a tribal auto driver blazed his vehicle in front of the Praja Bhavan? The Congress government should provide Rs 10 lakhs in ex gratia to auto drivers who died by suicide and Rs 10000 allowance should be given to each auto driver’s family who lost their livelihood,” KTR demanded.