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Commuters suffer as Uber, Ola continue strike in India
Thousands of commuters confronted inconvenience as Uber and Ola continued their strike in major Indian cities with Mumbai suffering the most, reports Times of India.
Published : 20 March 2018, 04:47 AM
Updated : 20 March 2018, 04:47 AM
Drivers for the app-based aggregators started an indefinite strike on Monday to voice their woes of falling business as their income dropped to less than Rs 30,000 per month.
The strike has been called by Maharashtra Navnirman Vahtuk Sena, the transport wing of Raj Thackeray’s MNS.
It is hoped citizens will get some respite soon with a meeting between Ola officials and the union scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, reported TOI.
Passengers arriving at domestic and international airports were the worst affected as were daily commuters who take share cabs to the workplace.
Those cabs available on the app charged almost triple the normal fare after adding hefty surge prices, as more than 80 cabs stayed off roads.
Absence of a good alternative taxi service added to the plight of commuters. Several complained they were ripped off.
There are approximately 50,000 aggregator cabs in Mumbai region with 80,000 drivers.
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