After the BMTC banned using loudspeakers for audio or video of the cellphones inside the buses, two more corporations operating have told the drivers and conductors to deboard passengers if create such nuisance.

A circular issued to the media on Friday, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) said the use of mobile phones inside the buses has increased. The KSRTC said loud sounds through audio and video files played on mobile phones violate the Karnataka Motor Vehicle Rules 1989. It also noted that public interest litigation has been filed in the High Court of Karnataka in this regard.

The circular added that awareness should be created and such passengers should be requested not to use the phones to create inconvenience. If a passenger doesn’t heed, he should be deboarded from the bus for violating the motor vehicle rules. The bus should be stopped till the passenger gets off. Such passengers should not get reimbursement of their fare.