Delhi Transport Unions Threaten Strike Over CNG Price Hike
Transport unions in Delhi have demanded an immediate increase in autorickshaw and taxi fares after Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) raised the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by ₹3.89 per kg from Saturday.
The hike takes CNG prices to ₹86.98 per kg in Delhi, ₹95.59 in Noida, ₹95.59 in Ghaziabad, and ₹92.01 in Gurugram, with the cumulative increase this year reaching nearly ₹10 per kg.
General secretary of the Auto Rickshaw Association and Delhi Pradesh Taxi Union Rajendra Soni urged the government to hike fares or provide a subsidy, saying that drivers will go on strike on September 9 if there's no revision within a week.