Chennai: Ola, Uber cab drivers stage flash protest, demand revision of tariff rates amid fuel price hike

More than 50 Ola, Uber rental cab drivers on Friday resorted to a flash protest at Anna Salai in Chennai, demanding that they be provided higher tariffs by the cab aggregators in accordance with the fuel prices.

As on July 2, petrol was priced at Rs 99.80 per litre and diesel at Rs 93.72 per litre in Chennai.

Initially, the drivers staged a sit-in protest near Chepauk but around 3 pm, they took their vehicles and parked on the buzzing Anna Salai road. This led to a massive traffic congestion for over an hour in the area.

The traffic police soon swung into action and convinced the drivers to clear their vehicles.