Taratala autos continue to hold people to ransom

Kolkata | Wednesday | 27th March, 2019

Summary:

“No one has complained about the autos refusing to go to Taratala before,” said a Jadavpur traffic guard officer. Most commuters pointed out it was only on the weekends that the autos plied the entire distance. Worse, though they are supposed to travel till Taratala, most drivers refuse to go beyond Tollygunge Phari or Rabindra Sarobar Metro station, especially since the Majerhat bridge collapse. Once when I tried to protest against dangerous driving, I was told no cop can touch these 150 men driving autos here,”said Atanu Majhi, a Jadavpur University student. One at Jadavpur police station, one at South City Mall and the other at Lords..