As the Shakti scheme for free travel for women in State-run ordinary buses has kicked in, the Child Rights Trust wants the government to make parental consent mandatory for minor girls.
In a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the trust has cited a recent incident of children from Bengaluru going to Dharmasthala because their parents scolded them for eating chocolate. The police rescued the children and handed them over to their parents.
The letter states: "We all need to learn from this case, and there is a necessity to enforce some rules during free travel for the benefit of children. Even if they are a little bored at home or school, children may board a bus and go to another city. They may face many kinds of dangers. This is the time to monitor free travel of children.
