Taxi unions to protest against Ola and Uber

MUMBAI: It will be a rough Tuesday for commuters as some taxi unions will organise a protest, keeping their vehicles off the road, at the Azad Maidan against cab

MUMBAI: It will be a rough Tuesday for commuters as some taxi unions will organise a protest, keeping their vehicles off the road, at the Azad Maidan against cab aggregators such as Uber and Ola.

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The Jai Bhagwan Taxi Rickshaw Sanghatana has called for the protest march, which has invited all unions in the Mumbai region to join it.

The Mumbai Taximen’s Union, one of the largest taxi unions in the city, has decided not to participate the protest.

Balasaheb Sanap, president of the Sanghatana, said “We want to know how they offer service at just Rs 6 a km when the fixed rate is Rs 8 for taxis. There is conspiracy to wipe out taxis from the scene. We are going ask the government that the Uber and Ola services should be treated as taxis.”