Recently I was moving out from Mumbai to Nagpur, wow a visit to home is such a nice experience, especially to those who come here for higher education or work. The best and comfortable way to reach home??
What would you say ??
I think its the railways … especially if you are short on cash (a student always is) or you just want to enjoy the journey. Well some times worst of your luck strikes – You don’t get a reservation ticket and there is no bus which can take you home for two days. (Sorry don’t consider the plane as an option, as I am still a student
Now continuing my story…
I was pretty sick and i wanted to go home as soon as possible, no bus service available and no reserved seat in the train. Even the TTE was reluctant to give me on the spot ticket (you know undertable charges !!)
So I decided to opt the general compartment. Now the real problems started….
First I had to give the KOOLI a full 100 bucks just to make me stand in the compartment. Now you can pretty well guess the crowd. So continuing I somehow placed my baggage and the train started. Just as Kalyan passed there was the first attack.
By this time you would have guessed….. who attacked us???
Yes they were the enuches!!! and i would pretty well call it an attack.
FIrst they will tease you then you know how they behave if you even for once answer them with a negative
Second attack was in Chalisgaon.
Third and fourth some where again ….
So what is the moral of the story….
Guys carry 40 to 50 Bucks extra as the hafta for a single journey, for these enuches.
I just ask how big is this mafia.. who all are the participants in this game…As I was sitting in the last last seat. The Head Enuch was counting the collection for the coach, and could you guess it ….
The total collection was about 22000 Rupees. Now just imagine there are about 4 general coaches in a single train and some 20 to 30 trains pass the station daily (more but no less). So in all the figure goes to approx. 22000(X)20(X)365 => 160 million Rupees. and this from a single route. In Mumbai alone there are 4 to 5 routes. and I think the figures are taken on the conservative side.
SO these are the questions i would like to put forth before you all? and ask about how we as general public curb them?? They are a social evil and there has to be a full stop to all this some where. I ask why not here. I ask all of you readers -
Where does all this money go??
what is the government doing about it??
If this is the source of income for the mafia, why is police allowing it?
and How long are we to bear this?
Is the givernment incapable to handle this?
Is throwing them out of the running train the only solution??(This has taken place in the areas from Gondia to Raipur in the states of Marashtra and Chattisghar)
Then the government should not blame the task bearers?
If this has happened to you also please share your experiences and some how we will try to raise our combined voices against this social vice.
