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Commuters hassled as auto rickshaws drivers go on strike
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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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