The police were explaining but the auto rickshaw driver did not listen
Finally, the police beat up hundreds of auto rickshaw drivers and made them run away
The video which is now going viral on social media
Yes, the police and the auto rickshaw drivers are fighting each other. Where are the auto rickshaw drivers protesting against the police? Where else are the police charging hundreds of auto rickshaw drivers? The video of which has become a topic of discussion not only in the capital Bhubaneswar but also in the whole of Odisha. The protest intensified as soon as it was seen. They opened the pump of my bus. They threw stones and broke the glass. They smashed the police vehicle. The police charged with lathi. The driver also threw stones at the police. As if Lower PMG and Master Canteen Chowk have become a battlefield, they beat up the police. Our bus was also broken. When online taxi drivers took to the streets in Bhubaneswar over various demands, they clashed with the police. The police chased and beat the protesters. And a Mahabharata took place on the busy main road of Bhubaneswar, Lower PMG. Some police personnel and drivers were bloodied. Today, for the third day, all the drivers came together when online auto taxi drivers protested. They protested in Lower PMG. The All Odisha Gig Workers Union is agitating for 30 demands. The organization has demanded that the government should have control over the fare of online taxis and fix a fixed rate for passengers. The drivers’ association has demanded that the fare be fixed at Rs 12 per km during the day and Rs 15 per km during the night. In addition, they have demanded an increase in fare if fuel prices increase, pick-hour and weekend bonuses, compensation for long-distance pickups and an increase in waiting time charges. The union has requested the government to immediately hold talks with the union and implement its demands. However, the police have resorted to lathicharge during the protest due to the use of force. The protest by auto drivers has created serious traffic problems in the capital.