Hindu man wears burqa to get free bus seat in Karnataka

Karnataka ,July 7 : A Hindu man wearing a burqa was spotted at a bus stop in Karnataka’s Dharwad district on Thursday. Onlookers suspected that the man, Veerabhadraiah Mathapati, wore the burqa to get a free bus ticket under the Karnataka government’s Shakti Yojana.

The scheme was launched by the state government on June 11.

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Veerabhadraiah was sitting alone at the bus stop when onlookers noticed him and started getting suspicious. He claimed that he wore a burqa for the purpose of begging.

However, his explanation failed to satisfy the people who suspected that he had plans to get a free bus ticket under the Shakti Yojana.

Veerabhadraiah also had a photocopy of a woman’s Aaadhaar card in his possession.

Providing free bus services for women was one of the five poll promises made by Congress ahead of the Assembly elections in Karnataka.

-PTI