Farmer denied entry in Bengaluru metro over his dirty clothes: 'Blatant discrimination'. Viral video

A farmer was denied entry to travel in a metro in Bengaluru recently after authorities felt that his clothes were not clean enough to enter the transport service.

In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), a man-identified as Karthik C Airani- could be heard supporting the farmer and arguing with metro officials at the Rajajinagar metro station, questioning whether there was a rule that mandated commuters to wear a dress code to use the transport service.

"He is a farmer and possesses the required ticket to travel through the metro. He also does not have any items in his sack that are prohibited from bringing into the metro. He only has clothes. On what basis is he being denied entry?

"Show me a rule which mandates a dress code for commuters of the metro. Is this a transport restricted to the VIPs? It’s public transport," Airani was heard arguing with an official in Kannada.
The man got support from another commuter, who also stood up for the farmer's cause and said that he should be denied entry only if he carried belongings that were banned inside the metro and referred to the official's behavior as "blatant discrimination".

"The man is a farmer coming from a village. It is right to deny him entry only if he is in possession of materials that are barred from being brought to the metro service. We would also agree to your denial if the farmer possessed any such material but this is blatant discrimination,” the commuter said.