Commuters hassled as auto rickshaws drivers go on strike

Auto rickshaws stayed off the roads to protest against cab aggregators such as Uber and Ola at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Wednesday. (kunal patil/HT photo)

Updated on: Aug 31, 2016 5:18 PM IST

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Auto rickshaws stayed off the roads to protest against cab aggregators such as Uber and Ola at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Wednesday. (kunal patil/HT photo)

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Auto drivers affiliated to affiliated to Mumbai Autorickshaw Men’s Union refused to ply as part of the one-day protest at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on Wednesday. (kunal patil/ht photo)

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Though not all, but many auto rickshaw drivers participated in the strike on Wednesday. (kunal patil/Ht photo)

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A fleet of auto rickshaws parked outside Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to protest against cab aggregators on Wednesday. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ht photo)

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According to commuters, in some other parts like Ghatkopar, Goregaon, Jogeshwari, Andheri, Oshiwara and Chembur, hardly few auto rickshaws were plying. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ht photo)

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An auto rickshaw driver sleeps away at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus for Wednesday was no-duty day for him. (Satyabrata Tripathy/ht photo)

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Passengers arriving in city at Bandra Terminus had to struggle to find transportation due to auto strike on Wednesday. (kunal patil/ht photo)

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The strike caused long queues of people waiting for a ride outside Bandra station. (Kunal patil/ht photo)

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Commuters waiting for a BEST bus at Kurla station as the BEST and MSRTC were directed to operate extra buses on Wednesday. (Arijit Sen/ht photo)

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A man runs to catch BEST bus outside Kurlla station (West) as auto rickshaws in the city go off roads in protest against app-based cabs on Wednesday. (Arijit Sen/ht photo)

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Although the transport department directed MSRTC to operate more buses, but rush due to the strike was huge. People struggle to board a bus at Kurla station. (Arijit Sen/ht photo)

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At Andheri station too, the situation was same despite more buses plying on the roads. (Vidya Subramanian/ht photo)

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Commuters argue with auto drivers outside Andheri station as the strike gets lukewarm response in the city. (Vidya Subramanian/ht photo)