Why auto drivers in Delhi are not just auto drivers

Auto drivers in Delhi have diversified.
They are not just auto drivers anymore. They have branched out to become hotel agents.
Classic example: Me and 2 of my friends had just gotten down from a bus from Manali, after an exhilarating trekking trip. So from this place (somewhere near a big post office in Delhi) we needed to get to Karol Bagh, where our hotel was located. I was lugging around a HUGE bag, apart from a trolley suitcase, and was desperately in need of some mode of comfortable transportation.
So we stop an auto and ask him the fare till Karol Bagh.
"80 rupees" comes the reply.
We exchange glances and say Rs.60 is all we can give. He looks us up and down and asks whether we are going to lodge in a hotel in Karol Bagh. When we nod, the fare goes down to Rs.50! And attached along with it is a string. A string in the form of a question.
"Which hotel are you going to, saab?"
"Hotel Durga Deluxe."
"Saab. That is costly hotel saab. Come to...." - he reels out a hotel name, which I don't remember now.
We had already booked in this Durga Deluxe and there was no way we could change hotels now. Our friends would have checked into the room by now.
So the arguement begins. Mr.Auto Driver wants us to come specifically to his hotel, otherwise he won't come for Rs.50. A couple of "argues" later, he says he wont come at all.
To hell with him! The next auto won't be so bad. <- our mindset
Next auto is stopped.
"Where do you want to go sir?"
"Karol Bagh."
"Which hotel?"
"Hotel Durga Deluxe."
"That is not a good hotel. Come stay in hotel....." Yet another auto driver-cum-hotel agent. Darn! :-|