Uber has emailed its Mumbai users asking them to sign a petition and send feedback to the transport department of Maharashtra, which is seeking comments on its newly released draft of Maharashtra City Taxi Rules, 2016 (our take). The government is seeking comments till 5th of November, after which it will finalise and bring into effect the new rules for app based cab aggregators. New rules could end Uber as you know it. Stand up for your right to choose and sign the petition: https://t.co/fwcW3yOmRw#UberMovesMumbai pic.twitter.com/xQOcLvZEsG — Uber India (@Uber_India) October 26, 2016 Uber’s email titled “Support Uber in Mumbai” details that if the suggested rules are adopted, “they will mean an end to the Uber you know and love today.” It adds that the rules have high permit fees for drivers, requirement for more expensive and less fuel efficient cars and price restrictions which will lead to “much higher fares and longer waiting times.” As of now, over 54,000 people have signed the petition whose goal is a 100,000 signatures. Uber also wrote to the CM of Maharashtra saying that the above reasons were unviable and would mean higher costs and wait times for its users. In fact, earlier this month, Amit Jain, Uber’s India president called for deregulation of the app-based transport industry in India. This is not the first time Uber has asked its users to sign a petition. Last September, the company launched a petition when the Maharashtra government came out with the City Taxi Scheme…
