On Monday, the capital woke up to empty streets with various auto-rickshaw, cab and taxi unions in the Delhi바카라 웹사이트going on strike in protest against fare hike. The protesters바카라 웹사이트which include drivers of Ola and Uber cabs바카라 웹사이트are바카라 웹사이트demanding a CNG subsidy and a fare revision in the wake of rising fuel price
The protesters are scheduled to hold demonstrations outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Civil Lines residence by the afternoon바카라 웹사이트to press their demands. Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh General Secretary Rajendra Soni confirmed the news.
Strike causes chaos
Commuters in the city faced difficulties in getting cabs and autos on Monday morning. Passengers outside바카라 웹사이트Delhi's Railway stations faced difficulties in getting transport as well. Though cars were available on Ola and Uber apps, the fares were inflated.바카라 웹사이트Auto and cab drivers’ unions have been demanding a hike in fare and slashing of CNG prices to offset the impact of rising fuel prices.바카라 웹사이트
Speaking to 바카라, Ratan Kumar, an auto driver in Delhi's Sukhdev Vihar area, says that the strike is the only way to make the government listen and that it will go on until the demands are met.
"People will complain if they don't have transport. This is the only way. The government has not heard us, we hope they hear the demands of the commuters," Kumar says.바카라 웹사이트
He adds that strikes are not only a problem for commuters but also the driver. "We have to give up on an entire day's income," Kumar, a migrant from Madhya Pradesh, adds.
There are over 90,000 autos and more than 80,000 registered taxis complementing the public transport system in the city. As per reports, most unions have decided to go on strike for one day and resume services from Tuesday.바카라 웹사이트However, some like the바카라 웹사이트Sarvodaya Driver Association Delhi, which has members who drive for cab aggregators like Ola and Uber, said it will be an "indefinite" strike. 바카라 웹사이트
Recently, the Delhi government said it will form a바카라 웹사이트committee to consider a fare revision in a time-bound manner.바카라 웹사이트The unions, however,바카라 웹사이트have refused to call off the strike.바카라 웹사이트"Our strike has started and it will continue throughout the day. CNG has become costlier and we cannot keep running our business on losses. We should either be provided a subsidy of Rs 35 per kg on CNG or fares should be hiked," Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh General Secretary Rajendra Soni tells PTI.바카라 웹사이트
Soaring prices reason for strike
The strike was announced following a hike in price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Piped Natural Gas (PNG) which rose by바카라 웹사이트Rs 2.5 per kg and Rs 4.25 per unit바카라 웹사이트respectively. Consumers in Delhi and NCR will now have to pay Rs 71.61 fo a kilogram바카라 웹사이트of CNG and바카라 웹사이트Rs 45.86 per unit of PNG, Moneycontrol reported. This is the fourth hike in April and the ninth hike in CNG prices this year after five consecutive increases in March.
Auto fares were last revised by 18 per cent in 2019 by the Delhi government while taxi fares were revised last in 2013.바카라 웹사이트
(With inputs from PTI)
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