Auto Drivers Threaten To Boycott Assembly Polls If Bike Taxis Are Not Banned

Autorickshaw drivers in Bengaluru have launched a new campaign against illegal bike taxi operators. Many autorickshaw drivers, along with their families, have threatened not to vote in the upcoming state Assembly elections if bike taxis are not banned in Karnataka.
We will boycott the elections if this government doesn’t stand with the autorickshaw drivers. We won’t vote in the elections. Save the autorickshaw drivers by getting rid of bike taxis in Bengaluru, an autorickshaw driver, who did not reveal his name, said. Manju, an autorickshaw driver who operates in Hongasandra, criticised the Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Transport Minister Sriramulu for their failure to take action against illegal bike taxis.
You may have thought that we are sitting silently after listening to your assurance. But this time, for the elections, we won’t vote. You may think, it is just my wife and my vote. However, there are 15 votes from my family and nearly 15 votes from my wife’s family. They will listen to what I say, as they are my family. The protest will be much more severe this time. Please understand our situation. It doesn’t matter if it is the BJP or the Congress we want you to understand the troubles faced by autorickshaw drivers, he said.