Protest and Sloganeering in Chandigarh Sector-17: They Say It’s Hard to Manage on ₹15 Per Kilometer.
Due to their demands, Tri-City taxi drivers went on strike today. At Sector-17 Ground, hundreds of taxi drivers from Chandigarh, Mohali, and Panchkula assembled and sang anti-Chandigarh chants. The drivers threatened to keep up their protest and sit-in until their demands were fulfilled.
The administration created the policy, but it hasn’t been put into practice.
The new policy created for the Chandigarh administration in 2026 has not yet been put into effect, according to Tri-City Cab Union President Amandeep Singh. This is perhaps an error in the original text, which may have been intended to be 2024 or 2026 and alludes to a future date. According to him, the cost was set at ₹15 per kilometer four months ago, which is extremely low considering the current circumstances.
Unable to make ends meet
According to cab driver President Amandeep, the administration has not raised taxi fees despite growing gas and diesel costs as well as the cost of household products. “At such a low rate, we are neither able to cover the vehicle expenses nor are we able to run our families,” he stated.
Claims Made Against App Companies
Additionally, drivers said that a number of app firms are operating private cars with white number plates illegally in the city as commercial taxi services, which is costing licensed taxi drivers enormous sums of money. They warned that if a solution is not found quickly, their protest will go on indefinitely and urged that the administration take immediate action against such cars.
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