Overview
- Hundreds of app-based cab, auto-rickshaw and bike drivers began a cease-work on August 17 to press a seven-point charter that sought higher fares, lower platform fees and social security benefits.
- Protesters rallied from Raj Mahal Square and parked along Mahatma Gandhi Marg, blocking roads around Master Canteen and the railway station and severely disrupting commuter traffic.
- On Wednesday the demonstrations escalated into stone‑pelting and vandalism of Ama city buses and police vans, and police reported injuries to several officers.
- Police used a lathi charge to disperse the crowd, detained more than 30 people and seized parked vehicles, with one agency later reporting around 80 arrests and officials warning of legal action and possible cancellation of vehicle registrations.
- The immediate unrest has been contained and traffic restored but the drivers' demands remain unresolved, leaving commuters dependent on app services vulnerable to further disruption.