Manjunath Mysore

I took an early morning bus to Mysuru, from Bengaluru. ₹210 fare. Comfortable KSRTC bus and a world class highway for fast travel. But I got a few thoughts. 1) Nearly 30 of the 50 passengers were women. Just show Aadhar and travel free. Is this fair? Is it equality? 2) 20 men are paying for the entire bus. Is that fair? 3) Saw an old man struggling to find notes to pay, while a well off young woman on video call next to him, travels free. Is that fair? 4) If the state is having so much surplus income, why not make it free for these 20 men also? Universal free bus service like airport shuttle service. 5) All over the world, subsidy and welfare is given to those who can't afford. Here, we have women from two rich cities like Bengaluru and Mysuru, traveling free just because it is available. Is it sustainable? 6) Couldn't the same freebie money be used for garbage clearance, pothole fixing in cities, providing water to farmers? Many more thoughts. But realized that we have entered the vicious cycle of freebies for votes. Tough to get out of it in the near future.