New Delhi: A Major section of drivers working with the ride-hailing platform Ola and Uber have gone on strike today as they demand a fare hike. This strike has affected services in different parts of Delhi-NCR.
Ride-hailing platform drivers demand a raise in the base fare of at least Rs 100 as at present the fare is somewhere near Rs 30-35 and Rs 6-7 are being charged for subsequent kilometer run as a minimum.
An Ola driver while speaking to India.com said, “We are provided Rs 6-7 per kilometre which is even less than that the auto drivers are getting. We are doing this protest so that the company issues a rise in the base fare and we will keep protesting until the fare is hiked, even if it takes weeks we will continue our protest.”
Ola, Uber drivers on why they are on strike
Ahead of the taxi strike, a couple of Ola and Uber users recorded their video and posted it on YouTube. They shared their daily rigours of struggling against rising costs and dipping revenues and they desperately need some relief from the government.
https://youtu.be/AXLBlSOExvQ
This is how Twitterati reacted to the Ola and Uber strike:
Ola & Uber drivers are on a strike in Delhi NCR.
Why no media house is covering this?#Uber #OLA #Delhi
— Siddharth (@ethicalsid) March 22, 2021
First day in office and drivers keep cancelling on me. @Uber and @ola on the strike or what?
— a-Rey-Waah (@BrushUrTeeth_03) March 22, 2021
Hello @Uber @Olacabs is there a problem today … lots of people calling asking about crazily long wait times and surcharges
— ginnie (@rjginnie) March 22, 2021
@Olacabs@ola_supports @Uber @Uber_Support
This is completely insane and unacceptable. Also all these messages that you put up on your screens about cleanliness and hygiene, none of you drivers sanitize the cars and some also do not bother to wear masks.— Sudeshna (@SinhaSudeshna) March 22, 2021
Uber and Ola have increased commission from 20 to 25 and now 30% ! Thats a huge cut. This is why there is a cab strike today. Sad that #uberindia #uber #olacabs chose this difficult time to fatten their take @Uber_India @Uber @Uber_Support @Olacabs
— Divya Sharma (@div_ise) March 22, 2021
— Mudit (@themuditmathur) March 22, 2021
Travelled in two Uber cars today and within 1 minute after both trips got started, I was told that Uber and Ola drivers will go on strike tomorrow demanding a hike in fare charges. It could also extend by a week, said one of them.#Strike #Ola #Uber #DelhiNCR
— Garvit Bhirani (@GarvitBhirani) March 21, 2021
