Bus conductors do not help, they harass passengers

That the Bluelines, or rather the private buses, are not only unashamedly breaking laws, but also are becoming blatant in their attitude cam...

That the Bluelines, or rather the private buses, are not only unashamedly breaking laws, but also are becoming blatant in their attitude came to me as a shock.

I have not travelled by Bluelines, but have instead been patronizing Whitelines which I find comparatively better and more disciplined. That they are making money was a well-known fact but that they would become complacent was the last thing one expected.

I reached Shivaji Stadium on January 28 at 4.05 p.m. where I found a Whiteline (DL IP 8319) on route no: 9012 to Rohini. I boarded it seeing that it was partially full, I approached the front seat across the driver.

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The conductor shouted at me to go to the back of the bus. I told him that I had to get off at the last stop and that would mean that I would have to experience a lots of jerks. It would also mean that if the bus got crowded I would have to fight my way out.

He was adamant and did not allow me to sit but blocked my way. Annoyed at his behaviour I decided to get off that bus and waitfor the next one. As soon as I got down, I saw two young girls board the bus and directed in the same way fashion by the driver and conductor to the very seat that I had not been allowed to occupy. I would have ignored this had not the driver and conductor jeered at me.

Isn’t there anyone who can save commuters from having to face this kind of humiliation?

Neelwani J. Bhatia, Prashant Apartments, IP Extension

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