AUTO STRIKE IN TRIVANDRUM

(Drivers rights VS Passengers rights)

A spokesman of the Kerala State Motor Workers Coordination Committee last day said there would be a strike from December 21^st if the government did not announce the “promised” increase in fares. This statement seems good to read, and all will think how well the auto drivers in Trivandrum waiting patiently for so many days. As a daily traveller in auto rickshaw I know that many of the auto drivers in Trivandrum take more money from the passengers. As the coordination committee have the right to declare strike, where they are after the demands are met. Is there any auto drivers committee to teach them how to behave properly? I’m sure most of the persons who have used auto rickshaw in Trivandrum will have complaint of the drivers. I have not yet seen any of the drivers taking correct meter fare yet. When asked for a trip some will ask all the detail and is not ready for the trip. All can watch the auto drivers show off at central station road or thampanoor bus stand, before starting the trip they will fix up the fare without the meter.

Once when I had a talk with an auto driver they all came as gang, and teased me, I know what all things have to be done with the driver, but my time is more valuable than him, so I left him. The Trivandrum City Police is always telling of giving complaint for who all ask more that the meter fare , and who all behaves badly. Yes that’s good, but let me ask where do people have time to complaint for one or two rupees, and why do we have to waste our day without going to class or office.

Hope everyone will remember, some months back a Judicial Magistrate of Trivandrum court, had a bad experience with an auto driver at Pettah railway station, this was reported by all news papers.

Anyway let the auto drivers strike and win their goal, but do collect the correct fare, and behave neatly to passengers after that.

LET THE CHILDRENS BE FREE

Children- we should never forget that they are the future of mankind. They have to look after for a better tomorrow. Children have been exposed to every form of violence - , war victims, rape, killings, beatings, prostitution. War has taken on new, more horrifying character to an increasing extent; children’s are becoming directly involved in wars as a shield. I have read that children and women are placed in front to protect the extremists from police &gun shots. Even in our country it’s seen that children’s are placed for job, when placing children’s for job the entrepreneur can save lots of money than placing a grown up person. Child prostitution is also becoming increasing in our country. When incidents of child brutality come as news it will be covered by the culprit with his so called man power or political connections. The news media has much and more to do against the brutality of childrenin India. A combination of fear and poverty drives some parents to hand their children over to child labour, or illegal activities. There are also children who just become soldiers to survive.

Why can’t we spare the children from all these. The leaders and groups take care of their own children, and simply show off and talk more to get attention in the crowd. All children who die in the war zone are not killed for their own reason, but they are killed for some of the reasons of their leaders who want to conquer the world, but they don’t know that their world will never stand without a good new generation of children. When ones own child starves for food or get killed then they will know the pain.

WHO IS THE GAME PLAYER – GOD OR MAN

THESE THREE PHOTOS WILL SPEAK BETTER THAN WORDS