New Delhi Apr 18 PTI Commuters had a harrowing time as various auto-rickshaw cab and taxi unions in the capital went on a two-day strike on Monday to demand a CNG subsidy and fare revision in the wake of rising fuel pricesPassengers complained that they had to wait a long time for Ola and Uber cabs and added that those were available at inflated ratesThe impact of the strike called by various auto-rickshaw cab and taxi unions in the capital was visible as autos cabs feeder buses were hardly available at transport hubs like railway stations Inter State Bus Terminals ISBTs and metro stations across the cityPeople who were most affected by the strike were those who arrived in Delhi from other states through rail bus or other modesVinay Prajapati who arrived in the city on Monday morning with his family and was unaware of the strike had to call his friend to drop him homeI along with my family reached here from Raipur today morning There were no cabs and autos were unavailable at the New Delhi Railway Station due to the strike I waited for an hour to get a cab or an auto but in vain I finally had to call up my friend to go home in Ghaziabad Prajapati told PTIThere were many like Prajapati who faced hardships in getting transport to their destinations in Delhi-NCR due to the strike as it led to a shortage of cabs and autosPreeti Dahiya another commuter said she had been waiting for an auto near Patel Chowk metro station for around 20 minutes but in vainI have been standing here for around 15-20 minutes and I had to go to Geeta Colony I tried booking a cab but the waiting was above 25 minutes along with surge pricing I spotted a few autos but no one agreed to go due to the strike Dahiya saidShe added that auto drivers were ready to go to destinations located at shorter distances of 2-3 kilometres but refused to take passengers for long distance tripsAnother commuter Diljeet Singh said Everyday I take a cab to my office near Central Secretariat and it charges me around Rs 400 on one way trip But today due to the strike less cabs were available and fares have shot up much I had to pay over Rs 650 to reach my office from Noida There are over 90000 autos and more than 80000 registered taxis complementing the public transport system in the cityPeople also took to social media to report about cab and auto drivers strike and problems caused to the publicA very difficult day to reach office by public transport in Delhi As today auto and cab union strikes Delhi government should understand the problem of middle class Vaibhav Mishra said on TwitterAuto and cab drivers unions have been demanding a hike in fares and slashing of CNG prices to offset the impact of rising fuel prices They refused to call their strike off despite an announcement by the Delhi government to form a committee to consider a fare revision in a time-bound mannerOur strike has started and it will continue throughout the day CNG has become costlier and we cannot keep running our business on losses We should either be provided a subsidy of Rs 35 per kg on CNG or fares should be hiked Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh General Secretary Rajendra Soni told PTI The auto taxi and cab drivers also sat on a dharna near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals residence at Civil Lines later in the day to press their demandsSmall protests were also witnessed at number of places including Kashmere Gate ISBT Rani Bagh Civil Lines New Delhi Railway Station auto stand While some unions said they will be on a one-day strike the Sarvodaya Driver Association Delhi which has members who drive for cab aggregators said it will be a two-day strike and may turn into an indefinite strikeWe are giving two days ultimatum to the governments Centre and state to consider our demands else our symbolic strike will turn into an indefinite strike We dont want to do this but we have no other option left Ravi Rathore of Sarvodaya Driver Association Delhi saidThere were reports claiming that cabs entering Delhi from Noida and Ghaziabad were being stopped at border points and were being asked not to ply adding to the woes of the commutersHowever cab and auto driver associations said they were not stopping the cabs and merely informing fellow drivers about the strikeThe strike was planned on a short notice so many of cab and auto drivers from NCR town were not aware of it Hence they were told about the strike at Delhi borders and were requested to participate in it after completing their trips Rathore said PTI AKM AKM TDS TDS

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI Various auto-rickshaw cab and taxi unions in the capital went on a strike on Monday demanding a CNG subsidy and a fare revision in the wake of rising fuel pricesThe strike led to a shortage of cabs and autos across Delhi-NCRCommuters in the city faced difficulties in getting cabs and autos on Monday morning Though cars were available on Ola and Uber apps the fares were inflated Everyday I take a cab to my office near Central Secretariat and it charges me around Rs 400 on one way trip But today due to the strike less cabs were available and fares have shot up much I had to pay over Rs 650 to reach my office from Noida a commuter Diljeet Singh told PTIAuto and cab drivers unions have been demanding a hike in fares and slashing of CNG prices to offset the impact of rising fuel prices They refused to call their strike off despite an announcement by the Delhi government to form a committee to consider a fare revision in a time-bound mannerOur strike has started and it will continue throughout the day CNG has become costlier and we cannot keep running our business on losses We should either be provided a subsidy of Rs 35 per kg on CNG or fares should be hiked Delhi Auto Rickshaw Sangh General Secretary Rajendra Soni told PTI The auto taxi and cab drivers also sat on a dharna near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals residence in Civil Lines later in the day to press their demandsSmall protests were also witnessed at number of places including Kashmere Gate ISBT Rani Bagh Civil Lines New Delhi Railway Station auto stand While most unions said they will be on a one-day strike the Sarvodaya Driver Association Delhi which has members who drive for cab aggregators said it will be an indefinite strikeWe are giving two days ultimatum to the governments Centre and state to consider our demands else our symbolic strike will turn into an indefinite strike We dont want to do this but we have no other option left Ravi Rathore of Sarvodaya Driver Association Delhi saidPeople took to social media to report about cab and auto drivers strikeThere were reports claiming that cabs entering Delhi from Noida and Ghaziabad were being stopped at border points and were being asked not to ply adding to the woes of the commutersHowever cab and auto driver associations said they were not stopping the cabs and merely informing fellow drivers about the strikeThe strike was planned on a short notice so many of cab and auto drivers from NCR town were not aware of it Hence they were told about the strike at Delhi borders and were requested to participate in it after completing their trips Rathore saidThere are over 90000 autos and more than 80000 registered taxis complementing the public transport system in the city PTI AKM TDS TDS