Three-day transport strike in Delhi; commercial vehicle drivers' unions extend support, demand fare hike

Transport and taxi unions connected Thursday (May 21, 2026) embarked connected a three-day onslaught successful the Delhi-NCR successful protestation against a metropolis authorities cess.

The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), the apex assemblage of truckers, backstage buses, taxi and maxi cab operators, took the determination successful a gathering connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026).

The agitation is expected to impact regular commuters successful Delhi, Noida, Gurugram and adjoining regions, with reduced availability of taxis, autos and commercialized transport vehicles.

Why did the AIMTC telephone the strike?

The onslaught till May 23 is against the Delhi government's determination to hike the situation compensation cess connected commercialized vehicles.

According to a connection issued by the union, the onslaught opposes the "unjust and unfair policies imposed by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), courts and the Delhi authorities connected the transport sector."

Commercial conveyance drivers' unions successful Delhi person besides extended enactment to the strike, demanding a hike successful taxi and car fares successful presumption of the expanding substance prices.

Anuj Kumar Rathore, vice-president of the Chaalak Shakti Union, said that owed to the continuously expanding prices of CNG, petrol and diesel, mediate people drivers are struggling to enactment their families. "Therefore, successful coordination with different organisations of Delhi, the 'Chaalak Shakti Union' has called for a 'chakka jam' and appealed not to run vehicles connected May 21, 22 and 23," helium said.

The drivers’ assemblage besides accused app-based cab aggregators of functioning arbitrarily and contributing to the economical exploitation of drivers successful the region.

Six car rickshaw unions person distanced themselves from the strike.

With PTI, ANI inputs