Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Online Drivers’ United Forum is staging a peaceful protest in Bhubaneswar today against online taxi companies, including Ola, Uber, Rapido and Odisha Yatri. The forum has also called for an Odisha-wide shutdown as part of its protest.
The development brings attention to concerns raised by online taxi drivers in the state and their demands regarding the operation of app-based taxi services.
Odisha drivers protest in Bhubaneswar
Members of the Odisha Online Drivers’ United Forum are participating in the peaceful demonstration in Bhubaneswar. The protest is focused on online taxi companies operating in Odisha.
The forum has named Ola, Uber, Rapido and Odisha Yatri in its protest call. Alongside the demonstration in the state capital, the organisation has announced a wider shutdown across Odisha.
Details about the specific demands raised by the forum were not provided in the available news summary, so those demands have not been added here.
Statewide shutdown called by drivers’ forum
The forum’s call for an Odisha-wide shutdown marks an escalation beyond the protest being held in Bhubaneswar. The move is aimed at drawing wider attention to the concerns of drivers working with online taxi platforms.
App-based taxi services have become an important part of urban transportation, connecting passengers with drivers through digital platforms. Any statewide action involving drivers could therefore draw attention from passengers, transport operators and other stakeholders.
For now, the key development is the Odisha drivers protest in Bhubaneswar and the statewide shutdown call issued by the Odisha Online Drivers’ United Forum.
Further developments, including the response from the companies named by the forum and any official government intervention, could provide more clarity on the issues behind the protest.
The Odisha drivers protest has placed the relationship between online taxi platforms and their driver partners in focus, with the forum seeking attention through its Bhubaneswar demonstration and statewide shutdown call.
