Ola, Uber services affected in Delhi-NCR, drivers on strike

NH Bureau Monday, 22 March 2021 02:42:49 PM

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New Delhi : A group of Ola and Uber drivers on Monday went on strike, demanding fare hike. The cab aggregator services have been affected in many parts of the national capital due to this. It has been learned that the drivers want base fare to be fixed at Rs 100.

Currently, the base fare has been fixed to Rs 30-35 and Rs 6-7 are charged for subsequent kilometer run as a minimum.

According to a news report by India.com, an OLA driver said, “We are provided Rs 6-7 per kilometer 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.”

With strike happening on a weekday, many daily commuters, who rely on cab services, are facing issues and are traveling with metro and auto rickshaws. Check out some of the social media reactions are below:

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

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

@ola_supports @Olacabs @Uber @Uber_Support your drivers are horrible. Just because there's a strike they are just trying to loot us. While the fares are already hiked , they are asking for more money on top of that. One of OLA drivers asked me for 270/- and then 570/-
— Sudeshna (@SinhaSudeshna) 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

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

The strike may extend for around a week if the demands of the drivers are not met.