With requests for wheelchairs surging at Indian airports, Biocon founder-chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has suggested a Rs 5,000 per airport fee, sparking a debate on social media. In response to reports of passengers seeking a wheelchair to avoid queues, Mazumdar-Shaw wrote, “They should charge an additional Rs 5,000 per airport and then they will see how many genuine passengers there are!”

The post quickly gained traction, prompting a wave of reactions. “It is worth it to pay 5000 as most of them are parents who can’t speak english or even travelling first time who will find it difficult to navigate the airport and security system,” a user wrote. “Why should the genuine suffer because of them…. attitude of ‘if it’s free then why not’ needs to change.But otherway round they should have

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