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Autorickshaw drivers stage dharna

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SEEKING REGULATIONS: Sudha Sunderaman, general secretary of AIDWA, addressing autorickshaw drivers in Puducherry on Friday. —

PUDUCHERRY: Autorickshaw drivers affiliated to the Puducherry unit of the Centre for Indian Trade Unions (CITU) on Friday staged a dharna to highlight their demands, including introduction of meter system .

The members wanted the government to introduce meters for autorickshaws and fix a minimum fare as in the other States.

They said that the step would prevent “fleecing” of commuters by a section of drivers.

General secretary of All India Democratic Women’s Association Sudha Sunderaman spoke.

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