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Bengal government refuses to increase
fares
Saturday September 29, 2012 10:34:58 PM,
IANS
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Kolkata: As bus, minibus and taxi operators in West
Bengal threatened an indefinite strike if fares were not
immediately raised in the wake of the abrupt Rs.5 hike in diesel
prices, state Transport Minister Madan Mitra Saturday remained
non-committal about increasing the fares.
The union government had hiked diesel prices by Rs.5 a litre and
capped supply of subsidised cooking gas cylinders to six per
family per year. The decisions came into effect midnight Thursday
(Sep 13).
From Sep 17 to Sep 20, bus operators in the state had gone on
strike demanding an immediate bus fare hike. Mitra later assured
the bus operators of a fare hike and convinced them to withdraw
the strike.
"He had assured us that he will see to it that bus and taxi fares
are raised but nothing has been done. Now he is saying there are
no chances of a bus fare hike. We will wait for a few more days,
after which we will stop plying on roads," said Suman Guha,
vice-president, Bengal Taxi Association
"As of now we can't commit to any bus fare hike. There will be a
state cabinet meeting Oct 8. After that, we will see what can be
done," Mitra told reporters.
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