PANAJI: Tourist taxis across Goa remained off roads for the second day on Tuesday as part of the ongoing strike opposing entry of a private cab player in the market.
While agitating taxi operators are expected to meet chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday at his official residence, the protesters continued to boycott work claiming that they were beaten up by police in an unprovoked attack on them.
The protesters are agitating against the permission granted to Ola Cab, a private company operating a pan-India cab service.
The taxi operators, who protested on Monday, were allegedly cane charged by police last night after a group of protestors blocked national highway at Porvorim near here. Police fired tear gas to disperse the mob and arrested ten protestors. North Goa Tourist Taxi Operators Association (NGTTOA) General Secretary Vinayak Nanoskar said the strike was supposed to be withdrawn today as the Chief Minister is meeting them tomorrow.
“But right now, taxi operators have continued their protests to condemn the unprovoked cane charge against group of taxi operators,” Nanoskar said…….
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