General manager of Uber West Shailesh Sawlani handed over 1 lakh petitions from passengers to state transport commissioner Dr. Praveen Gedam in Bandra on Friday. Pic/Datta Kumbhar

The state government wants to ensure that Mumbai doesn't become a China, as far as monopoly of mobile cab aggregators is concerned. Sources said that to prevent this, the draft Maharashtra City Taxi Rules 2016 lays down stringent guidelines. Mobile aggregators, however, are up in arms, claiming that the waiting period for cabs for people will go up from the present two to four minutes to 15-20. Today is the last day for giving suggestions and objections to the draft Rules.