Auto union leaders, who are not backing Sharad Rao in the three-day strike from August 22 to 24, have said that given there is no violence in the protest at least 60 per cent of the city’s autorickshaws would be on the roads and would ply at least short distances. This should provide some relief to those preparing for festivals due to start soon.

u00a0Peak season: With festivals coming up in the next few days, auto drivers have complained that the strike would affect their income. Pic/Punit Paranjpe