Operators of luxury taxis, most of them Toyota Innovas, suspended local sightseeing trips on Saturday. But luckily for outbound and arriving tourists, drop and pick-up to and from Siliguri wasn't affected. Travel agents said tourists who had booked luxury vehicles in advance usually do not settle for alternatives. Taxi operators are demanding that the administration reverse the decision to requisition a large number of luxury vehicles for Mamata's four-day trip starting Monday. The drivers had on Friday said they would meet Darjeeling district magistrate Joyoshi Dasgupta for a discussion.

Source: The Telegraph May 26, 2018 20:59 UTC