Autorickshaw drivers go on strike in Bengaluru against ‘illegal’ bike taxis

Autorickshaw drivers in Bengaluru will go on a strike on Monday in protest towards non-public bike taxi aggregators functioning within the metropolis.

According to Adarsh Auto and Taxi Drivers’ Union president M Manjunath, over two lakh autorickshaws will stay off roads ranging from Sunday midnight to Monday midnight. The union has one of many largest membership of autorickshaw drivers in Karnataka’s state capital.

The autorickshaw drivers can even take out a march from Bengaluru City Railway Station to the Chief Minister’s House.

“We will observe a 24-hour strike starting from Sunday midnight. Our agitation is against the illegal operation of bike taxis operating in the city,” Manjunath advised PTI.

He claimed the state transport division considered bike taxis as unlawful however but the drivers are working on the town roads with impunity.

Manjunath additionally stated 21 autorickshaw drivers’ associations have come collectively towards the bike taxis.

Recently, a video had gone viral of an autorickshaw driver smashing a motorcycle taxi driver’s cell phone at a significant intersection within the metropolis over the alleged unlawful use of such companies.

Autorickshaw drivers and bike taxis have been competing for house on Bengaluru’s roads to achieve clients.

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