Date:29/11/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/29/stories/2007112961220500.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Digital meters: automen stage protest

Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD: Autorickshaw drivers on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of the Transport Commissioner’s office alleging that the department was adopting unfair methods to force them install the digital meters.

The autorickshaw drivers alleged that the department was not accepting any applications, including the annual fitness renewal certificates, until drivers installed the digital meters, even before the deadline of December 31.

Fast threatened

The Telangana Auto Drivers Joint Action Committee convenor, Mohd. Amanullah Khan, in a press release said that he would launch a fast-unto-death strike programme from December 1 at Indira Park.