A group calling itself the Concerned Drivers Association and the Floating Drivers Association have given the government and its officials a week to respond to their request to raise transportation costs by 30%.
The organization claims that the leaders have been “silent” over their demand to raise transportation costs by September 21, 2022.
“We floating Drivers Association together with the Concerned drivers Association, and regional Chairmen wish to express our sincere disappointment in our association and Union leaders for keeping silent on the recently agreed 30% fare increment,” the group’s leaders wrote in a statement on September 26, 2022.
They also noted that “this half-hearted attitude of the government and the leadership of our drivers’ Unions does not promote the welfare and income of persons in the commercial transport business.”
The Union stated that the hike in spare parts prices, lubricants, and fuel has made it necessary to increase transport fares.
“We are by this release giving our leaders a week ultimatum to implement the fare increment else we will do that ourselves,” parts of the release read.