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Sigh Of Relief For Mumbai Commuters: Ola, Uber Drivers Call Off Strike After Devendra Fadnavis Intervenes
Swarajya Staff
Nov 20, 2018, 12:02 PM | Updated 12:02 PM IST
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The driver partners of Ola and Uber cabs called off their strike in Mumbai on Monday (19 November), after the intervention and assurance given by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The strike had commenced on Sunday (18 November) which caused about 70 per cent of the cabs to go off the roads.
The Ola, Uber drivers had previously gone on a 12-day strike alleging low earning due to fuel price hike. That strike was called off on 3 November, following assurances from their respective aggregators and the state administration about preparing a new fare chart on price-per-km by mid-November, which will take into consideration the shooting fuel prices, Press Trust of India reports.
As reported earlier, the Mumbai Police had booked protesting cab drivers as they did not have permission to demonstrate between Bharatmata in Currey Road to Vidhan Bhavan.
The protesters were sent to Azad Maidan to carry out their protests. Union Leader Govind Mohite had warned that the drivers along with their family members would march and submit the memorandum to the state government.
This deadlock was broken after Fadnavis assured that a committee constituted under the Transport secretary would look into the drivers’ demand and submit a report soon.
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