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Kerala Transport Minister C.P. John draws flak over remarks on women using UDF’s free bus travel Priyadarshini scheme

Kerala Transport Minister C.P. John faces backlash for suggesting some women were pretending to be poor to access free travel under the UDF government's Priyadarshini scheme. The remarks targeted women using the flagship scheme's free bus travel on KSRTC ordinary-class buses.

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