The sit-in of different taxi unions against the new traffic system enforced by the district administration that had got into its seventh day on Thursday was withdrawn on Friday. ‘
This came after the taxi union leaders met the civic body president Yashpal Benam on Thursday. Benam accepted most of the agitators’ demands. Subsequently, an agreement was reached. later on Thursday evening, the district magistrate instructed the officials to act on the agreement, resulting in the end of the impasse going on for several days. The stir by the taxi union gained further momentum as the business fraternity shuttered shops in support of the taxi union’s demand on Thursday.
A memorandum was served by the State organising secretary of Udayok Bayapar Mandal Abhay Goel. It demanded that the new traffic rule should be executed after effecting some changes in the interests of the people. Cabinet minister Mantri Prasad Naithan and MlA Pauri Sunder lal Mandrawal visited the dhrana site on Thursday and heard their problems.
later, they directed the sub-divisional magistrate to take appropriate action to solve the problems in the public interest. Nagar Palika president Yashpal Benam also talked to the agitating taxi union leaders and accepted most of the points raised by the agitators. Mahendra Singh Bhandari of Tata Sumo Union told The Pioneer that the old traffic system would continue as regards parking for the time being.