Autorickshaw drivers, who have been on strike in the city demanding that the government ban bike taxis, have been detained by the city police. C Sampath, General Secretary of Adarsha Auto and Taxi Drivers Union said that around 300 autorickshaw drivers were detained and taken away from the city railway station, including 8-10 women drivers too. "We were piled into a BMTC bus
Auto-rickshaw Drivers Union Federation of Bengaluru with the support of district auto drivers associations and voluntary groups has called for a protest on December 29 against the State Transport Department for authorising a private company to run the e-bike taxi service in the city.
The state auto drivers' body said that its members have decided to hold a rally 'Vidhana Soudha Chalo' (Legislative House) against e-bike taxi services being launched in Bengaluru and said the service would eat out their business.
After crossing the halfway mark in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress leadership on Thursday, December 8, deputed senior leaders to keep the flock together amid poaching fears.