Mumbai (Maharashtra): Amid the continuing gas value hike, the taxi- rickshaw and drivers affiliation warned about the potential of occurring strike as they demanded an increment within the fares on Friday.
The representatives shall be assembly with the Industries Minister Uday Samant within the Mantralay.
The affiliation warned of occurring a strike from September 26 if their calls for go unfulfilled.
“The Mumbai Taximen’s Union, Mumbai Taxi Association and Autorickshaw Unions have decided to go on indefinite strike from 26th September 2022 in protest against the failure to honour the committment made by Industrial Minister, Maharashtra State Uday Samant, to revise the taxi and autorickshaw fare,” learn an announcement by Mumbai Taximen’s Association.
The affiliation additionally knowledgeable that the choice comes after Minister Sawant didn’t ship his earlier guarantees in a gathering that was held on September 13.
“It may be recalled that the Hon’ble Industrial Minister had called a meeting of all the taxi and auto Unions on 13.9.2022 in Mantralaya and made an appeal to the Unions to call off the strike. The Union agreed to call off the strike on the basis of the assurance given by the Hon’ble Minister. However the Hon’ble Minister has failed to honour his committment and hence the Taxi and Rickshaw operators have decided to go on strike from 26th September 2022,” the assertion added.
Source: auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com