CNG issue
Sumaiyah Kanij, Kuwait
The government tried to end passenger harassment by CNG autorickshaw drivers when they set up the new meter reading and fixed daily down-payments for owners. But the scheming and greedy owners saw a loophole and put drivers on two shifts, thereby earning more than what they used to receive as daily payment from the drivers BEFORE the government set the new limits. The govt. now has to resort to stiff action by fixing daily payment to the owners by the drivers, whether the owners put out the vehicles for two shifts or one. That way the common people will be spared the harassment and the drivers, who have now to bring up the daily sum in fewer hours and are as much harassed as the passengers are, shall start abiding by the new rules and go by the meter.Also, some CNG autorickshaw owners are having the meters on their vehicles removed on the pretext of having them fixed according to the new calculations. However, they are not installing the meters again. The drivers therefore, cannot drive on the meter readings and passengers have to fix the fare instead. It is just like it used to be before. We urge the govt. not to ignore these problems as the increased fare has benefited only the unscrupulous owners.
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