Ola and Uber taxi drivers' indefinite strike affects commuters in Mumbai

ommuters in Mumbai suffered as drivers of the app-based cab aggregators Ola and Uber today went on an indefinite strike strike called by the transport wing of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
"Talks are underway with the app-based cab aggregators. A decision on (calling off) the strike is expected tomorrow," Sanjay Naik, president of the Maharashtra Navnirman Vahtuk Sena, told PTI here.
The strike was called to protest the low earnings of drivers operating cabs for Ola and Uber, Naik said.
Office commuters, who use the app-based service daily, were in for a longer wait today as the number of such cabs was less owing to the strike.
"I faced the same issue. No cabs agreed to come from Parel to Powai," tweeted hotelier Benaifer Kapadia.
While Naik said almost 99 per cent of the around 1.30 lakh such cabs were off the roads today, Ola and Uber did not quantify the number of such cabs.
Naik said drivers of these cabs are not able to cover costs due to the falling business.

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