Accusing the Traffic Police and the town administration of robbing them of their livelihoods, rickshaw drivers took to the road in front of the Shahi Bagh on Tuesday. They said the police was imposing undue fines on them and was also receiving bribes, adding that more than 700 rickshaws had been confiscated for not having route permits which were only issued if bribes were paid and the town admin officials were also taking Rs 500 monthly as extortion money.
Muhammad Aslam, a rickshaw driver, showed a fine chit of Rs 5,000 issued to him for not having a route permit and said it was unfair to them, adding that the admin officials also blackmailed them. The protesters demanded of the high ups to take notice or they would launch a city-wide strike with the help of other transporters.
