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A section of auto drivers protesting against police ‘ill treatment’ at Vaniyambadi. VANIYAMBADI: A section of the autorickshaw drivers at Vaniyambadi in Vellore District staged a one-and-a-half day protest beginning Tuesday to condemn what they allege the ill treatment meted to them by the Vaniyambadi Sub Division Police on the pretext of streamlining the traffic movement in some of the congested areas here. The autorickshaw drivers at the stand in the Vaniyambadi Bus Stand wanted the police to soft handle issues pertaining to the autorickshaw drivers. The autorickshaw drivers said that a Sub Inspector was always indifferent to the problems faced by them. The Sub Inspector ill-treated the drivers whenever they went with some petitions. They demanded, among other things, identification of additional locations for the autostand. In Vaniyambadi, there were more than 750 autorickshaws. Arul Srinivasan, CPI (M) Secretary, Vaniyambadi Taluk, said that there was a total of over 1,000 autorickshaw drivers in Vaniyambadi.
On May 13, an autorickshaw driver, who was stuck in a traffic snarl on C.L. Road, was allegedly kicked by one of the Inspectors of the Vaniyambadi Sub Division with his shoes. The Inspector wanted the autorickshaw driver to immediately move the vehicle. On knowing about the incident, the other drivers decided not to ply their vehicles until the Inspector apologised for the ill treatment. It was under these circumstances Mr. Arul Srinivasan along with the Auto Drivers Association District Secretary M.P.Ramachandran and CITU vice president S.M.Hanif met the Vaniyambadi Sub Division Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) M.Suresh Kumar to brief him about the alleged atrocities committed by the police department against the drivers. A particular reference was made to the incident where the Inspector kicked an auto rickshaw driver with his shoe. However, a compromise was reached as the DSP had assured that he would soon organise a joint meeting of auto drivers with the Motor Vehicle Inspector, police and trade union leaders to smoothly settle the issue. The DSP also said that the demands of the autorickshaw drivers would be discussed at the meeting. Based on the assurance, the autorickshaw drivers gave up their protest from Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Srinivasan said that the Inspector had apologised for his action. However, Mr. Suresh Kumar said that the Inspector had only streamlined the traffic movement on C.L.Road. The Inspector did not manhandle the autorickshaw driver. The autorickshaw drivers have been instructed to take the help of the police department to identify the locations for the auto stand. Only those autorickshaws at the stand in Vaniyambadi Bus Stand were off the road.Mr. Srinivasan further said that the auto drivers in Vaniyambadi would participate in the all India strike slated on May 15 condemning the price hike of diesel, petrol and other essential commodities.
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