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Survey autorickshaws before fare hike: Consumer activists
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[Times of India] - Said Shirish Deshpande from Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, "There is a need to take a sample of five to ten autos and they should be surveyed for a month to check the actual operational costs before deciding on a fare hike." He said the government should be
'Hike taxi and auto fares only if services improve'
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[Times of India] - Shirish Deshpande of the consumer rights group Mumbai Grahak Panchayat told the committee that auto fares had already increased in MMR by 25% in the last six months. "This was better than any increment in pay of industrial workers.
Union leaders who call for transport strikes may end up behind bars
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[Hindustan Times] - “The implementation of this Act needs political will, since all unions are affiliated to political parties and no politician, including ministers want to take up cudgels against another,” said Shirish Deshpande, lawyer and president of Mumbai Grahak
Many choose to skip office than suffer
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[Times of India] - Said passenger rights activist Shirish Deshpande, "Drivers are taking advantage of the train problems. This is unfair." He demanded that the RTO team should step up vigil and take strict action against the errant drivers. State transport commissioner
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