On 8th December 2017 on Friday I was returning to
home from office. I boarded in a Bus which is almost full, there is no room for
more passengers, which we call in Hindi “khacha
khach bhara hai”. Somehow I boarded into it and take stand at gate only,
since we can’t move inside because there is no space in bus. It seems every
person is stitching with each other. Then I put my hand inside my pocket and
bring a 100 Rupees note and ask conductor to issue a ticket for me. He gave me
ticket and my remaining money.
People are struggling to even keep their self-standing with
comfort, and due to high suffocation inside the bus people are also struggling
to breath, since bus was air condition and there is no window for fresh air from
outside. And bus driver only switch on
the fans instead of air conditioning. One boy call Mr. Conductor for AC and
below is the beginning:
Boy: Garmi bahut ho rahi hai AC chalwa do.
Conductor: Tu khud bhi to bol sakta hai driver se.
Another passengers to Driver: Bhai, AC chala de.
Driver and conductor both ignored the calls and didn’t
switch on the AC.
After 5 minutes…
Another person: “Bhai AC chala de” and keep saying for
multiple times then driver switched on the AC.
Since humidity and suffocation are continuously increasing,
he didn’t feel either Driver switch on the AC or not, then again he
aggressively and loudly call for AC. This time conductor became angry on that
passenger and start telling him bla bla bla ..
Now everyone is silence no body is taking favor to that
person, then I took initiative and told conductor…..
Me: What is your problem? If he had called you to call
driver to switch on the AC then you replied him ask by yourself you can also
speak. And now if that person is calling driver then you are arguing with
him…what you want exactly?
Conductor: Why are you speaking, are you crazy? Have you
mad?
Me: No, I am okay and fine, we have paid for the service and
we are just asking what our service is nothing extra.
Conductor: Can you see how much load this bus have?
Me: Yes I can see, and every busses are in the same
situation, still they keep AC on while running.
Conductor: Most of the people didn’t take ticket.
Me: Go and ask them to take the ticket. This is not my duty
who has taken or not. Shall you want me to go and collect ticket from all
passengers?
Sound from crowd: Leave it man, let it go…don’t worry.
Me: I make myself calm and stop talking, and told nearby people;
if you don’t speak then how you will get you rights. And even if someone
speaking for you are not supporting him/her.
If this situation will remain in our society then soon we
are going to become slave, and there is no doubt in this.
Please speak up we
really need your voice!!!
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