File photo of cabbies' strike

MUMBAI: A day after the Ola/Uber strike was called off, 20-25 protesters on Tuesday jumped on the tracks at Dadar station and staged a rail roko for seven minutes, which disrupted Western Railway services during morning peak hours.

GRP senior inspector Shailendra Dhiwar said that the protesters, who were shouting slogans against aggregator firms and demanding better earnings for driver partners, were mostly driver partners of Ola/Uber and had support of the Dalit Youth Panther, a political outfit.

The Dadar RPF unit detained eight key persons among the agitators, who were later released on bail.

Maharashtra Rajya Rashtriya Kamgar Sangh leader Sachin Ahir said, "Our union has nothing to do with rail roko at Dadar. We are surprised why anyone should protest after the chief minister has agreed to mediate."

On Tuesday morning, many road commuters also complained that they were unable to book Ola or Uber cabs despite the strike being called off on Monday evening. "I managed to get a cab, but the booking could not be completed and the wait time was also high,"' said a Thane resident. Another resident from the suburbs said that only Ola Share cab was available in his area. In case of Uber, commuters complained of surge pricing at some places. Sources in aggregator firms said "there was huge demand" of cabs and as per the algorithm , either cabs not be available or the fares will be higher. - Somit Sen

