On day 54 of MiD DAY's Meter Down campaign; hapless travellersu00a0 were given petty reasons by rogue auto drivers for refusing short distance fares

Place: Borivli Station (East and West)
Time: 9.30 am-11.30 am and 6 pm-7.30 pm
Offenders caught:u00a07
Commuters speak
Ratan Ranvah said, "I'm suffering from arthritis and can't stand for too long. Despite requesting the drivers, none of them were ready to ferry me. Wasting 30 minutes at the station to find an auto has become a daily chore."

Sheetal Deokar said, "I don't understand why these rickshaw drivers refuse short distances stating that they don't know the route. How come they areu00a0 familiar only with the long distance routes?"


Oh my god! An autorickshaw driver curses his luck after he was fined
for refusing to ply a short distance. Pic/ Mahesh Chafe

Auto drivers speak
Amritlal Pal: "For dropping the passenger to his desired destination, it would have required me to take a U-turn. Hence, I refused to ply the passenger."