App-based cab and bike drivers’ cease-work strike in Bhubaneswar turns violent, with protesters allegedly pelting stones at police and vandalising buses, according to reports. The disruption follows a strike that begins earlier in the week and is linked to demands over working conditions and costs for drivers.
The protests begin on August 17 and involve app-based drivers and riders. Both outlets cite demands that include fare hikes and social security-related benefits. The Hindu also says the drivers’ demands are set out in a broader seven-point charter, including a reduction in application fees and other benefits, while Times of India emphasizes fare hikes and social security benefits. Police deployment is reported as facing stone-throwing, and some government buses are vandalised. Times of India later reports that conditions return to normal and traffic resumes.
Across the accounts, the core event is the escalation from a cease-work protest into violence involving alleged stone-throwing at police and bus vandalism, followed by a resumption of normal traffic.
