Posted: 22-Jun-10 in News India by Moumita C Sarkar 1 Comment

Auto Rickshaw Strike in Mumbai, life almost came to a halt

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It was the auto rickshaw unions and the taxi unions in Mumbai now that went on a strike on Tuesday, a busy weekday thus badly affecting the daily goers and the traffic.

More than eighty thousand taxis and one lakh autos joined the strike since the midnight in proposition to increase the fare after increase of CNG price.

Likewise, there is an immense traffic pressure on the buses and the trains on Tuesday. They are more crowded than any other normal day.

The strike was called by one auto rickshaw union but all other unions decided to join it because of fear of any violence that may be encountered on road.

The touch situation has resulted in calling an immediate meeting by the Mumbai’s Transport Commissioner on Tuesday itself to take necessary and quick action. The Mumbai’s Transport Commissioner will be sitting with the auto rickshaw and taxi unions representatives to sort out the matter.

These kinds of revolts are being encountered due to the hike in the CNG price. Its price has been increased for the 3rd time within a year. On Monday Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dixit had a discussion with the concerned departments on this issue and she has accepted the increase in auto fare.  She has also said that the revised fare structure will be announced within two days.

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  • khayaliram
    Oct 05, 2011 at 11:02:pm

    It is now high time that trafic department must punish the
    drivers of auto rikshaw who charge extra money to customers
    and even mostly do not accept the people for short distance.
    evry time they select from the people who want to go to
    their desired detinations and most of the time they refuse
    to go to the destination if it is near and fare does not
    comes to their satisfaction. mere sath bahut baar aisa hua hai k auto wala uthane ko inkar karta hai jab k wo dekh
    raha hota hai k mere taang me dard hai aur chal nahi sakta.
    beraham ho jate hai unsaniyat ka jazba nahi hota hai.
    agar thakre sahb ya raj sahb unko sudhrne ki baat kahte hai to kiya galat hai. congress akhir kiya chahti hai. ya khud
    unko sudar le ya unko sudhrane de.

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