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Taxi,bus operators demand fare hike

Private transport operators today demanded an immediate fare hike for bus,mini-bus and taxis,while truckers threatened to call an indefinite nation-wide strike if there is no immediate rollback in diesel prices.

Private transport operators today demanded an immediate fare hike for bus,mini-bus and taxis,while truckers threatened to call an indefinite nation-wide strike if there is no immediate rollback in diesel prices.

“There is no alternative to fare increase and it is inevitable,” a spokesman of the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate said. Urging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to consider the plight of the transport operators faced with steep fuel price hike and rise in cost of inputs,he said otherwise it might lead to suspension of services.

“The previous Left Front government went back on its words to give subsidy to the private transport operators. We expect the present government to consider the case,” he said.

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