Commuters were not the only ones inconvenienced by the one-day autorickshaw strike yesterday, as a majority of autorickshaw unions also did not approve of the strike. Rickshaw owners and drivers said that the strike affected their day’s income and Rickshaw Panchayat did not consider the constraints before announcing the strike.

Aarati Halbe, a commuter, said, “Autorickshaw strikes have become a regular activity in the city. It is causing
inconvenience mainly to senior citizens and students and not any politician or decision maker. I had to postpone my appointments as a result of the strike. In any case a strike cannot be the option.”