Driver strike disrupts ride-hailing APP services

Ride-hailing apps such as Ola, Uber and Rapido were sporadically impacted on Saturday as drivers went on a partial strike across several cities in the country.

Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) had called for a "breakdown" on February 7 to protest against existing rules and practices of app-based transportation platforms. It has demanded that the Centre and State Governments should notify minimum base fare app-based transport services and bar the use of non-commercial vehicles for commercial passenger and goods transport. "We received one of the biggest responses to our call for breakdown today, said TGPWU founder State President Shaik Salauddin said.