Seeking better parking spots and comfort station facilities, a section of autorickshaw drivers will hold a 24-hour token strike in Kozhikode City Corporation limits on Monday. All major trade unions, except the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), will be part of the strike.
The coordination committee of protesters alleged that the city was yet to have sufficient number of parking spots reserved for autorickshaws despite the steep increase in the number of new vehicles. It also claimed that the recent traffic rearrangements had resulted in the reduction of approved parking slots in many convenient locations.
“There are over 5,000 autorickshaws in the city limits but the comfort station facilities are yet to be improved. The majority are forced to depend on hotels and restaurants to meet their primary needs,” said a coordinator of the protest. He said the government had given the green signal for new permits without looking into basic facilities.
