On September 13, Industries Minister Uday Samant had given an assurance that by September 23, a decision would be taken on hiking the fare. Since no response was given by the state government, the city’s auto and taxi unions have called for a strike on the first day of Navratri – September 26.
A L Quadros, the General Secretary of Mumbai’s taximen union has said “We have been demanding a fare hike from August 1. Keeping in mind the inconvenience to passengers, we have deferred the strike on assurances that fares will be increased. However, this time we are sure that we will not go back on the decision unless an official announcement on the same has been made.”
