Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) removed saffron flags from one of its buses following a complaint by a passenger. The flags had a design of a religious symbol, and had been strung inside the bus.
A commuter posted images on his Twitter handle on December 31 with the message: ‘Safranization spreading vastly in every sector. Communalizing government vehicles will leave a bad impact on its fellow citizens’. He tagged the Chief Minister and the Transport Minister in his tweet.
After receiving the complaint, BMTC removed the flags. A BMTC official said that it was wrong to put religious flags inside a public service bus. “We don’t know who put them up,” said the official.
