The cabbies have expressed regrets over the apathy of the Maoist towards their problems.[break]
Ganesh Thapa Magar of Charikot, Dolakha, who has worked as a taxi driver since the last 11 years says the general strike has cost him dearly as it has robbed him of his income from which he used to provide for his family, his children’s education and room rent.
“No matter I can go without food for one or two days. But what about the children? How do you feed them? Market price has soared within the last three days,” said Magar.
Another taxi driver Padam Thapa Magar from Majuwa-8, Ramechhap, who is currently living in Naya Baneshwar, expressed his desperation to meet his family expenses during the current general strike.
“A time will come when people like me will die of hunger if the general strike becomes prolonged. Nobody trusts us loans. The entire family will die of hunger,” said an exasperated Padam. He expressed his outrage at the politicians robbing his income.
Similar are the sentiments of other taxi drivers who have been making a living by driving taxis. They all said that the general strike has robbed them of their only source of income.
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