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A three-day onslaught called by transport and taxi unions disrupted regular beingness crossed Delhi-NCR connected Thursday, leaving commuters stranded for agelong hours and affecting the proviso of goods to markets.
Transport unions, led by the All India Motor Transport Congress nether the banner of the Rashtriya Driver Sanhit Morcha, called the ‘chakka jam’ successful protestation against the rising substance prices, an summation successful biology compensation cess, and restrictions connected BS-IV vehicles.
Hundreds of truck, cab and autorickshaw drivers participated successful the onslaught connected its archetypal day.
“The greenish taxation was precocious accrued from ₹1,400 to ₹2,000 for smaller trucks and from ₹2,400 to ₹4,000 for bigger ones. Moreover, BS-IV vehicles volition not beryllium allowed to participate Delhi aft October 31, 2026,” said Ravi Rathor, vice-president of the Sarvodaya Drivers Welfare Association.
Warning against the shortage of fruits, vegetables and beverage if the onslaught continues, helium said implicit 1,500 trucks did not proviso goods to the Azadpur mandi connected Thursday.
Autorickshaw and taxi drivers demanded revision successful fare amid the rising substance costs and contention from app-based aggregators had made operations progressively unviable.
The onslaught disrupted the greeting commute crossed the city. At railway stations and autobus stops, commuters reported disorder and delays. Harsh Gupta, 29, missed his bid aft struggling to publication a cab. “I tried aggregate apps but could not find a ride,” he said.
Nandini Goel, 24, reached her workplace successful Gurugram 45 minutes precocious aft failing to find a thrust done mobile applications and missing her accustomed shuttle service.
(With inputs from Mahima Rao)
