Taxi ... Corruption!!!

Taxi!

4 wheels - yellow color painted all over the body - ever increasing fare chart - an essential transport - a silent corruption!

2days back, i was traveling from baguiati to alipore (near national library)... took a taxi; route was pretty simple & hazard free-- vip- bypass- park-circus- AJC Road Flyover- racecourse- alipore! i have traveled atleast 50 times in that route! taxi fare usually gets up to Rs.200 (+/- Rs.10)

reaching ultodanga, an electronic meter generally ticks to 23/24! road was traffic-less, smooth... still the meter reached 29! i asked the driver, what was happening? as all drivers do-- " bhaja mach ultote pare na"-- driver denied, said his meter was tested 'OK' ...blah blah... no point of arguing with them...i stepped down...giving him Rs.50! (what should be the actual fare!)

then took another taxi from ultodanga stand-- the meter had some horse's instinct-- ultodanga to alipore-- meter showed 99! ( no traffic, no halt...nothing) same story again-- one should learn from them, how to lie??? i was just fed up... gave him Rs.200!

taxi is almost a necessary in our lives-- a silent corruption is creeping day by day-- which is not something new-- something you-me aware of, police- administration aware of-- but still, i don't know why police never steps? it's a problem we face regularly, still administration doesn't show any urge to prevent it!!!

~ there is no difference in doing crime and allowing someone to do crime!