Autorickshaw drivers in the Capital staged a protest outside the residence of Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily on Sunday, demanding immediate rollback of the hike in CNG price.
The demonstrators, some of whom were wearing the Aam Aadmi caps, reached Moily’s Tughlak lane residence in the afternoon, raising slogans demanding rollback of the hike in the fuel price.
They staged a sit-in at the entry gate of Moily’s residence. Earlier, the autorickshaw drivers had threatened to go on strike, demanding revision of fare of CNG, which fuels public transport here. Delhi’s new Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had, on Friday, questioned the move by the Centre when his Government was about to assume power. He had also suggested that autorickshaw fares in the national Capital may be revised as a result of the steep increase. He had also said that he would examine the files and also ask the Centre as to why it is in such haste in increasing prices.
A significant section of auto drivers had extended support to the AAP in the election. Kejriwal had also asked them not to go on strike while promising to examine the issue. The CNG, in the Capital, was on Thursday hiked by a steep `4.50 per kilo, the second increase in three months.