Notably, last month, a 26- year-old online app cab driver named Gopal Halder committed suicide after being able to cope up with the financial constraints that he had been facing following the lockdown and the outbreak of the pandemic.
While the unions of private and mini buses along with yellow taxis demanded a 25 per cent hike in their fares that was increased in 2017, members of luxury taxi union have demanded their fares be increased to Rs 1,200 from Rs 465 per day. Private buses demanded a minimum fare of Rs 9.
On 30 June, a cab rally will also be held as a pre-cursor to the strike from 1 July.
