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Normal life in the city is likely to be disrupted on Thursday as several organisations of transporters have called for a 24-hour “token strike” demanding an increase in fares in the wake of recent hikes in retail diesel prices.
Over 30,000 taxis and nearly 1,800 mini-buses and several hundred buses, operated by private parties will remain off the road. The strike call has been given by organisations of taxi, minibus and bus owners of three districts that include North 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly.
The State Transport Minster, Mr Subrata Bakshi, meanwhile, appealed to the operators to call off the strike “keeping in mind the plight of the people.”
The State government, on its part, has also decided to increase the frequency in operations of the state government run buses and ferry services that connect the twin cities of Kolkata and Howrah, officials in the transport department said.
Two of the largest bus operators' in the city, the Bengal Bus and the Joint Council of Bus Syndicates have, however, decided not to join the strike.
The president of Bengal Bus Syndicate, Mr Swarnakamal Saha, a Trinamool Congress MLA, has adopted the stance of the Chief Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, against strikes and bandhs.
“We want fare hike, but we want to give the government time. It has given us a letter, we want a solution through discussions and don't want to resort to a strike,” the Joint Council of Bus Syndicates general secretary, Mr Sadhan Das, said.