Dhanbad youths undertake Gandhigiri in opposition to auto fare hike

Perturbed over the conclusion of escalated fares together with the minimal fare of Rs 10 a bunch of youth underneath the banner of social group, Udhav Ek Nai Soch on Monday carried out a Gandhigiri stance by providing roses to auto-rickshaw drivers requesting them to not cost excessive fares.

The protestors led by Sashi Pandey, who congregated at Randhir Verma Chowk in Dhanbad close to the district headquarters at round 1 pm, carried out the marketing campaign until 90 minutes throughout which additionally they appealed the auto drivers to think about the impression of lockdown on the revenue of frequent individuals and undertake a rationale perspective in direction of the fare fixation.

Talking to the media, Sashi Pandey mentioned, “At a time when the educational institutions like schools and colleges are gradually opening as per the government orders, the realization of high fares by auto-rickshaw will adversely affect the students as many government school going children’s parents have lost their jobs and the income of others have been badly affected.”ADVERTISING

“The auto drivers are charging escalated fares on their own as the final decision during their meeting with the district administration held on December 24 has not been taken and will be decided after several rounds of meeting before February 14, 2021,” mentioned Pandey.

“The minimum fare of Rs 10 is too high from any standard and we would complain the district administration by meeting sub-divisional officer, Surendra Prasad, if the auto-rickshaw operators continue to charge escalated fares which were fixed by the district administration only for lockdown period,” mentioned Pandey.