Bus Fares Frozen, Tuk Fares Free-for-All — Is That Fair After the Fuel Hike?

After the Nov 1 fuel price hike, the government froze bus and school van fares to shield commuters and families, but three-wheelers were left to sort themselves out — some drivers quietly raised their rates, others held the line, so the same short ride can cost two different amounts depending on which tuk you flag down. One argument: buses move dozens of people on a fixed route and deserve protection from a sudden fare spike, while a single three-wheeler driver absorbs the full fuel cost increase alone, with no subsidy and no enforced island-wide rate to fall back on. The other argument: if the government can freeze fares for "public good," it should either regulate three-wheeler pricing properly or stop acting surprised when meters go unused, because right now passengers have no real way to know if they're being charged fairly. Is it right that bus and van passengers get shielded from fuel costs while tuk passengers are left haggling every single ride, or does this just prove three-wheelers were never going to be fixed by a freeze anyway? බස් ගාස්තු ස්ථිරයි, තුක් ගාස්තු අයාලේ දුවනවා - ඔයාගේ ප්‍රදේශයේ තුක් ගාස්තුව මේ මාසේ වැඩි උනාද?