PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Auto-rickshaw drivers right here staged an indication outdoors a regional transport workplace (RTO) on Monday towards the ban on companies by the ride-hailing platforms – Ola, Uber and Rapido.
The Karnataka Transport Division issued a discover on Thursday asking the aggregators to right away cease working “unlawful auto-rickshaw companies.”
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It mentioned the aggregators have been overcharging and got three days’ time to furnish any particulars they need to proceed working their auto-rickshaws. In accordance with officers of the division, the aggregators failed to supply any particulars and didn’t make any plea.
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The division right this moment launched its drive towards the aggregator-linked auto-rickshaw companies. They penalised a number of drivers related to the ride-hailing firms.
On the demonstration, a lot of drivers parked their automobiles and raised slogans.
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In the meantime, the aggregators continued to indicate auto-rickshaw companies on their cell functions. They declined to touch upon the federal government discover.
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The Transport Division officers, too, remained tight-lipped on why these firms have been displaying auto-rickshaw companies on their functions and never paying heed to the federal government order.