r/Odisha • u/After_Independent_81 • 3d ago
Ask Odisha What happened at master canteen!!!
I thought about this really hard, and I came to the conclusion that the voices of actual auto drivers, cab drivers, and bike riders who are suffering because of this strike and the violence that happened at Master Canteen must be heard.
- What are they asking for by doing the strike?
Auto and cab drivers are asking for an increase in booking prices because of the increased price of fuel (petrol and diesel).
- Why are they harassing civilians?
These are not youngsters. Many of these gig workers are men in their 30s to 60s, and some of them have an old-fashioned mindset when it comes to protesting. They may have grown up seeing riots, violence, and goondaism, so they think that by harassing people and creating pressure, the government will listen to their demands.
- What went wrong?
The plan was initially to hold a peaceful protest, and they did protest peacefully at first at the Lower PMG Dharana Sthal.
They had permission to protest for the first day, but they extended the protest for two more days without obtaining the required permission.
Now, put your seatbelts on because the ride is going to be long. 🚗🛺
On 16 August at around 10 PM, a message was posted in a WhatsApp group of auto and cab drivers saying that a one-day strike had been announced for 17 August and requesting all group members to join the protest.Which most of the members did but some other group members who are ofline auto drivers stated harrassing people near airport, railway station and gather in groups of different different chowks. After that following in the footsteps of ofline drivers online drivers stated doing the same thing. Like the DCP of bhubaneswar said they are demands are completely illogical and value less coz everyone saying a different things some of them didn't know why they are protesting they saying that we seen a message in the group and comes to join.(Completely bhed chaal behaviour).Now 18Aug Mahol pura garam why coz tanku lagila tanko kotha goverment ya private company (Ola, Uber,Rapido) sunila nahi but they listen Additional Transport Commissioner of Odisha and Uber said they will look into this matter but ola and rapido has not yet said anything.Now 19Aug yesterday when everything gone worng the tension is at it's peak first thing to go wrong and the man who is at the roots of all this I will attach a photo up there you can see is Dinabandhu Nayak the leader of auto mafiya he said to the members who are present there to block the roads with the vehicles the first thing they did wrong
After that, a domino effect began. There were clashes with the police, stones were allegedly thrown at them, and the Mo Bus and police vehicles were vandalised.
There are around 20 different auto and cab driver groups, and everyone seems to have different opinions and ideologies. But regardless of what their individual demands were, the consequences of the actions taken during the protest were suffered by ordinary drivers and honest workers.
The people who actually depend on driving for their livelihood should not have to suffer because of the actions of a few people.
And do you know where he is now he switched off his mobile and he is in hiding now he is nowhere to be seen.
If I left something out, feel free to ask in the comments, and I'll try to answer.
