Strike today

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Bangalore auto rickshaw strike today: Bengaluru residents alert ... (ET Now)

Bangalore auto rickshaw strike today: As many as 21 autorickshaw drivers' associations in Bengaluru have come together to protest against private bike taxi ...

[Blu Smart](/topic/blu-smart). [Latest News](/latest-news) [Bengaluru City Railway Station](/topic/bengaluru-city-railway-station)to Karnataka Chief Minister [Basavaraj Bommai](/topic/basavaraj-bommai)’s residence.

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Over 2 Lakh Autos To Stay Off Roads Today In Bengaluru In Protest ... (NDTV)

Autorickshaw drivers and bike taxis have been competing for space on Bengaluru's roads to gain customers.

The union has one of the largest membership of autorickshaw drivers in Karnataka's state capital. The Bengaluru Auto Drivers Unions' Federation say Rapido and other such bike taxi services are operating "illegally" in the city. Autorickshaw drivers in Bengaluru are on strike on Monday to protest against bike taxi services operating in the city.

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Bengaluru auto strike today; drivers protest against bike taxis (Hindustan Times)

Bengaluru auto strike: Bangalore Auto Drivers Unions' Federation has called for a “bandh” or strike on Monday to demand a ban on operation of bike taxis in ...

Drivers claim that aggregators are luring young people to use their "illegal" bike taxi services by putting whiteboards on two-wheelers (intended for personal use) without obtaining any license from the transport department. Despite multiple appeals to initiate action against such services, the government has done nothing,” M Manjunath, the convener of the federation, was quoted as saying by The Indian Express. The union will also carry out a rally around 11am from the city railway station to chief minister Basavaraj Bommai’s official residence on race course road.

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Auto Strike Bangalore: Thousands of auto rickshaw drivers to go on ... (Times Now)

The Bengaluru Auto Drivers Unions' Federation has declared a strike on Monday, March 20 to protest against the whiteboard and e-bike taxi services operating ...

[Bangalore](/topic/bangalore). [Majestic](/topic/majestic)bus station. The Bengaluru Auto Drivers Unions' Federation has declared a strike on Monday, March 20 to protest against the whiteboard and e-bike taxi services operating in the city "illegally".

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Auto drivers in Bengaluru to go on strike today to protest against ... (Livemint)

According to Adarsh Auto and Taxi Drivers' Union president M Manjunath, over two lakh autorickshaws will remain off roads starting from Sunday midnight to ...

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Bengaluru auto drivers to hold 24 hr strike against bike taxis (Economic Times)

This isn't the first time the union has demanded a ban for bike taxis, because they claim to threaten the livelihoods of autorickshaw drivers.

Drivers claim that aggregators are luring young people to use their "illegal" bike taxi services by putting whiteboards on two-wheelers (intended for personal use) without obtaining any license from the transport department. This isn't the first time the union has demanded a ban for bike taxis, because they claim to threaten the livelihoods of autorickshaw drivers. [Autorickshaw](/topic/autorickshaw)drivers are all set to go on a state-wide strike which is likely to affect auto services in [Bengaluru](/news/bengaluru-news). The strike was called by 21 auto-drivers unions and will be on for the next 24 hours. "We will observe a 24-hour strike starting from Sunday midnight. [Business News](/news), [Breaking News](/breakingnewslist.cms)Events and [Latest News](/news/latest-news)Updates on [The Economic Times](/).)

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Bengaluru auto drivers are on strike (Bangalore Mirror)

The union general secretary C Sampath also agreed that the bike-taxi services have had an adverse impact on auto drivers' livelihoods.

“For the last few years, auto drivers have seen a dip in business due to these two-wheeler taxis. bike-taxiservices have had an adverse impact on auto drivers’ livelihoods. Auto DriversUnions’ Federation called for a strike in support of their long-pending demands, including a ban on whiteboard and e-bike taxi services.

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