To
The Editor,
The Times of India
7A, S. N. Banerjee Road
Kolkata -700014
Esteemed Sir,
Sub : Rough Behaviour of Taxi & Auto Drivers.
I would like to ventilate my deep concern about the ill-behaviour of the Taxi & Auto drivers of Kolkata and Sub-urban areas, through the columns of your respected daily.
As I am a regular office going passenger from Sodepur to B, B. D. Bag I have some bad experience as regards the bad behaviour of Taxi and Auto drivers. I have witnessed such intolerable unfortunate experiences within my journey. I am here going to describe such a type of experiences through this letter to bring the attention of Transport Authorities.
Once I asked a Taxi driver to go to Sodepur Station from Shyambazar at about 9 p.m. along with my wife and child, the driver at first refused to go and when I asked him the cause of his refusal he demanded more money beyond the meter reading. As the weather was bad I agreed with his proposal yet the driver left us in Sodepur Traffic more in place of Sodepur Station, though the fact was not told so at first.
In another day when I boarded an Auto Rickshaw from Ghola to go to Sodepur Station, the drivers behaved worstly as I gave him 5 piece of 2 rupee coin instead of giving 10 rupee note.
I know that such a type of incidents have occurred very frequently around us. So I pray to the Transport Minister to notice about these matters and take viable steps to stop such nuisance. I think if the Traffic Police becomes active and careful to the Taxi and Auto within or beside the city and give worst punishment to the convicted drivers on the spot then they will change their attitudes in future. If the traffic authorities take immediate action for the complain of passengers this type of ill-treatment on the part of the drivers will discontinue.
I hope that the authority will consider my prayer carefully and take necessary steps in this regard to give relief to the common passengers.
Thanking you
Your truely
XYZ
