We missed this earlier. Taxi and autorickshaw drivers in Mumbai are planning to go on an indefinite strike starting 29 August as a protest against online cab aggregators, reports Times of India. The report states that the Jai Bhagwan Taxi Rickshaw Sanghatana and the union led by Shashank Rao will lead these protests, because Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis postponed his meeting with the unions and representatives of cab aggregators. In June, the Jai Bhagwan union had protested in Mumbai on the same issue, asking for action to be taken against can aggregators for their lower price points. They said that Uber and Ola’s services were offered for Rs 6 per km, whereas the government fixed rate was Rs 8 per km, leading to an alleged wipe out of taxis and autorickshaws in the city. At the time, the union said that taxis would not ply from 26 July if the government did not order an inquiry into the issue. The strike was called off after the union expressed its concerns to Fadnavis. Delhi auto and taxi strike In July, 20 unions of taxi and rickshaw drivers in Delhi went on a strike against cab aggregators. They then formed a Joint Action Committee which claimed to have 85,000 rickshaws and 15,000 black and yellow taxis. The Delhi Government then said that this was an issue the Centre needed to take up, since this was not in their overview. Upfront fares and suspending surge pricing In June, Uber implemented an “upfront…
