Cabbies clash over new RTA rule on Ola, Uber; Union body says issue will be resolved soon

Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI: A section of people created an unpleasant situation in front of the Uber office on Jayanagar Road here on Monday. The unruly youths did not allow any cabs to pick up passengers.

The root cause of the situation is the new RTA rule that does not allow cabbies having permission for plying in three States – Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh – to run as cab under Ola or Uber in Guwahati. Any violation of the rule will make the erring cabbies to cough up fines amounting to Rs 15,000.

A source in the District Transport department, Kamrup (M) said, “We’ve made it known to the cabbies as to how the problem of their permits can be resolved. However, the cabbies requested us not to charge fines for a few days till the problem is solved. A DTO can issue permit for two districts only. If the permit is in Kamrup (M), the cab can go to Kamrup district, and the vice versa. However, have to get their permit countersigned by the DTO of the district.”

All Guwahati Cab Drivers’ Union (AGCDU) president Ibrahim Ali, on the other hand, said, “The issue is under discussion. We hope it will be resolved. However, a group is out to complicate the problem.”

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