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| Need for Civil society to check public grievances....? | | Transporters' "fare raise unfair," laments common man | | Mishu Gupta
JAMMU, Sept 20: Though the upcoming transporters' strike is being labeled as a pressure tactic only, the inside story reveals that a deal has been struck between the unions and the sub-committee constituted by the government on the fares hike issue.
As per the sources, even if government may not succumb to their actual demand of hike that is fifty percent of the present fare, yet there is all likelihood of new hiked rates in offing for the commuters who ferry daily to and fro from their respective offices to home and back.
Sources said that though sub-committee constituted by the government will not accept the 50 per cent hike as being sought by the transporters, but it is likely to concede little ground to avoid any major confrontation with the unions. Non- acceptance of the 50 per cent hike in the fare is the major cause of friction between the government and transport unions.
While there have been an apparent transport lobby supporting the government, but since the pressure has boiled up to manifold now, the government is treading razor edge and is all set to concede to the demand of the transporters.
Transporters plead that frequent increase in the diesel and petrol prices plus imposition of the taxes by the government from time to time has caused huge losses to the sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile a common man laments, "How the government or a segment of the transporters can raise the limit of the fares without taking the word of the people who have to pay the fare while commuting in these vehicles. There should be a civil society as the watchdog of all developments in the state, be it raise of demand of fare or even fixing any slab that may affect the common people".
The transport commissioner Syed Fazullah had already reported in the section of press that Govt is aware about the problems of the transporters but every angle has to be looked into before taking any decision. The unions shall also need to cooperate and refrain from blackmailing the government on the issue.
"We have already conveyed our decision to the administration by submitting a memorandum and it is the authorities that have to take a decision now. We are waiting for the meeting with Sudanshu Pandey but our strike call is there", said Anil Chopra, president All Jammu & Kashmir Passenger Transport Association.
While the governments as well as transporters' words come clear on their respective positions, there is no general debate from the public except the outcry that they would be bugged under the fare weight.
"When there is no hike in diesel of late, on what grounds transporters are demanding hike in fare and how government is watching their interest is a point to ponder upon," is a common viewpoint of the public.
The last hike in the passenger fare was ordered in June 2010, when the Transport Department enhanced the fare by 13 per cent with assurance that it would be revived in proportion to the increase in the fuel prices in future.
After that Transport Commissioner constituted a committee on June 28 this year for the assessment in revision of passenger fare. It had to submit its report within 15 days but failed to submit the same. |
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