Fresh blow to coalition government as Bengaluru MLA Roshan Baig resigns from assembly
Bengaluru: The spate of resignations of the ruling coalition government continued on Tuesday as senior Congress leader and Shivaji Nagar MLA Roshan Baig resigned from the assembly.
Baig met speaker Ramesh Kumar on Tuesday afternoon and submitted his resignation.
With this the total number of MLAs who have submitted their resignations from the assembly has gone up to 14.
Baig after meeting speaker on Tuesday confirmed his resignation and added that he has submitted his resignation from the assembly.
Baig was earlier suspended from Congress for his ‘anti-party activities’.
Meanwhile, speaker Ramesh Kumar has refused to accept the resignation of other MLAs and added that he cannot accept resignations without meeting the MLAs in person.
Earlier in the day speaking to media, Baig had indicated his decision to quit as the legislator and said that he was hurt by the way his party had treated and suspended him
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
