Left in the lurch: An elderly couple waiting for an auto outside Nerul station

‘They are vandals’
Manohar Gayake, chairperson of the Shiv Sena-led union, said, “Since we were against holding commuters to ransom, especially when the exam season is on, we stayed away from the strike. We had asked our members to ply their autos on Monday. However, we started receiving complaints that auto drivers from other unions, who are on strike, were manhandling our members and vandalised a few of their vehicles. Hence, we asked our men to stay off the roads.”