Public transport: Bus Prayanikara Vedike urges Karnataka government to withdraw the recent BMTC bus fare hike in Bengaluru, warning it burdens working-class commuters and students. Bengaluru: The Bus Prayanikara Vedike, a public transport advocacy group, has condemned the recent bus fare hike and urged Karnataka government to withdraw it, warning that the increase would disproportionately burden the working-class people and push the commuters away from public transport.