Ola and Uber driver protests have intensified over the week leading to a substantial disruption of services in Bangalore. Ola confirmed that its services were disrupted in the Bangalore city in a blog post and added that it’s “working hard to resolve the situation at the earliest and to restore normalcy”. Meanwhile, a spokesperson from Uber confirmed with MediaNama that it faced disruptions in its services. MediaNama asked both Ola and Uber whether they had interacted with drivers, and whether there are any steps taken to ensure normalcy. Ola is yet to reply to our questionnaire, while Uber put out the following statement to our query: “We're sorry that our service has been disrupted in Bangalore. We're aware of isolated reports of threats and intimidation from a small group of people. We again call on the authorities to put an end to this illegal behavior. We are committed to ensuring that drivers who wish to work are able to do so, and riders can get from A to B conveniently, reliably and safely,” Uber said in a statement. We tried ordering an Uber via the app in Koramangala, but there were hardly any cabs available: Ola’s Prime and Micro category were affected when we last tried to order a cab in Koramangala. However, Ola’s autorickshaw services remained normal. Offices vandalized A report from The Hindu pointed that drivers pelted stones at Uber’s office in HSR Layout, while some even vandalized the premises. Stones were also pelted against moving cabs in…
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