Bengaluru Bandh: Auto, taxi, Ola, Uber and private bus strike on July 27

Bengaluru Bandh: The state government has implemented the Shakti scheme, one of the 5 guarantees announced before the elections, and women are getting its benefits. However, due to this, private buses including autos, taxis, Ola, Uber have also suffered a lot and private transport owners are in trouble.

Against this backdrop, from the midnight of July 26 to the midnight of July 27, Auto, Taxi, Ola, Uber services and private buses will also stop their services. Moreover, for long-route journeys, women used to rely on private bus services.

As the buses are free, they wait for government buses to travel anywhere. The worst-hit have been for the private buses in the state, as they provide bus facilities for the public, where there are no government buses. With regards to the Shakti scheme, over 20 organisations which represent private buses, auto rickshaws and taxi driver organisations have opted to close their services on July 27.

“The private bus organisations have been demanding the government to extend the Shakti scheme to the private buses too so that the public can also opt for the bus services. Last week, the private bus operators set a one-week deadline to fulfil their demands. We are going for the strike, as the govt did not respond to our demands,” said S Nataraj Sharma of the Federation of Karnataka State Private Transport Association.

The implementation of the Shakti scheme has hit the autorickshaw service as well, for most of the women used to opt for rikshaws for small-distance journeys. The usage of Rapido and Uber are also increased and thus, auto drivers have been suffering from the loss of passengers.

Kannada organizations Support for the Strike:

Kannada organizations have agreed to support strike of private vehicle owners against the government Shakti scheme.

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