Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Taxi owners today have demanded Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho resignation for failing to resolve the taxi issue.
“Mauvin not capable of holding Transport Ministry, should be dropped immediately, if Mauvin can’t solve Taxi issue, he should not contest 2027 Goa Assembly elections,” said Taxi operators
The taxi operators claimed that the issue of taxi operators is pending for long time and state government is not interest.
Taxi operators say that this practice is depriving local taxi owners and drivers of their rightful business.
“When local drivers request that Goa Miles drivers to respect the queue system, the latter often call the police and file false assault complaints against local taxi operators.” they added
They said that a fare chart is displayed to each hotel. Around 30-40 local taxi owners/drivers are attached to one hotel and they pick up passengers on a queue system from their hotels.
“Sometimes the local taxi owner /driver has to wait for 3 to 4 days to get the passengers,” said operators
Taxi operators said that Goa Miles operators drop airport passengers to the hotel and in turn, pick up passengers from the hotel at lower fares.
“Thus, local taxi operators waiting in the queue system do not get the passengers. If a local taxi operator questions GoaMiles drivers, they immediately complain to the police station that they have been assaulted by local taxi drivers,” they added
