AGARTALA, July 19 (TIWN): Biplab Deb Govt’s 20% Transport Fare hike might have pleased Transport workers unions but masses are fuming against Govt’s Anti-People policies as daily tortures by unruly Auto Drivers continue in spite of Govt orders. It’s not possible that a burning issue of a State is not known to the State govt and right now 20% hike, unruly autos amongst the major problems of the state which is leading massive controversies, debates across social media since weeks are the “unruly” auto drivers in capital city Agartala. Even though BJP says it’s only four months new govt, so it can’t change the 25 year’s misruling in one day but it didn’t take even four months to hike a 20% fare of passenger service, neither the Govt hesitated to increase the tax on petrol / diesel. Even though fare was hiked per km but Transport Dept led by Minister Pranajit Singha Roy never make any chart to make the fare clear and as a result the fare never downs below 10 rupees either a person travel 1 km or 5 km. In broad day light auto drivers are running overloaded vehicles but the traffic police only find the bikers to fine.

Moreover, it’s High Court’s order not to carry above 3 passengers and taking the order in hand, Congress to BJP years after years had fought for public rights against the previous CPI-M Govt, but when they themselves are in power Transport Dept has become a puppet in unruly auto drivers’ hand.

Many emails, phone calls are coming from TIWN-readers who are demanding the chart system for the fares.

One passenger has alleged, the long journey buses have made fake charts to fool passengers taking the opportunity of Govt’s paralyzed dept.

The auto drivers openly reply the passengers if they ask why more than 3 passenger are taken, “We don’t need passengers like you, find out another auto”.

Thus, either CITU or BMS all are above the passengers and till day working as private armies of ruling parties. BJP led by Chief Minister Biplab Deb apart from long lectures in reality has failed to establish a ‘Rule of Law’ and the auto drivers unruliness is a part of it.

On Thursday also, almost all the autos were found carrying overloading passengers amid much boasted tight traffic management.

Not only in auto service but long distance buses are also enjoying the overloading business as even after media reports, Transport Dept has been silent over the issue.