Mumbai: 75,000 autos on day-long strike today

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, June 17, 2015: Two days after taxi unions went on a day-long strike to protest against fleet cab service providers in the city, the Mumbai Auto Rickshaw-Taximen’s Union, led by Shashank Rao, has decided to follow in their footsteps.

 

Claiming that app-based fleet cab aggregators like Uber and Ola were affecting the livelihoods of auto drivers, Rao said about 75,000 union members would be staying off the roads for the next 24 hours starting Tuesday midnight. “These Uber and Ola cabs are plying passengers illegally.

Even private buses and vehicles ferry passengers, which is wrong,” said Rao. Anticipating a surge in the number of passengers using bus services today, BEST spokesperson H Gophane said, “We will be running extra buses, if the need arises. All the 26 depots have been asked to stay prepared to operate additional buses.”

Meanwhile, Uber officials said they would operate services based on regular fares instead of the dynamic pricing that was implemented following Monday’s day-long strike called by taxi unions across Mumbai.

 

Courtesy: Midday