- By Radha Basnet
- Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:53 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
HOURS after autorickshaw drivers staged a protest against private bike taxi aggregators functioning in Bengaluru on Monday morning, the city police took the action and detained auto drivers who were protesting against the bike taxi service, news agency ANI, reported.
#WATCH | Karnataka police detain auto drivers who were protesting against the bike taxi service in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/787rRymQL2
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2023
According to Adarsh Auto and Taxi Drivers' Union president M Manjunath, over two lakh autorickshaws will remain off the roads starting from Sunday midnight to Monday midnight.
As per the news agency PTI, the autorickshaw drivers will 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 told PTI.
Showing the strength, as many as 21 autorickshaw drivers' associations have come together against the bike taxis, he said.
He claimed the state transport department viewed bike taxis as illegal but yet the drivers are operating on the city roads with impunity.
Recently, a video of an autorickshaw driver allegedly breaking a bike taxi driver's phone at a busy city intersection due to the suspected illegal use of such services went viral.
Autorickshaw drivers and bike taxis have been competing for space on Bengaluru's roads to gain customers.
(With Agencies Inputs)
