Adi Narayana, president of bike taxi association of Bengaluru, said that there are about 1.20 lakh taxi bikers in Bengaluru and more than 5 lakh people are dependent on their income.
The protest started at the city railway station and is likely to reach the residence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, President of Adarsh Union Auto Drivers stated. aaa
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.