Summary:
more-inThe bandh has seen some innovative protests, with protesters channelling a pre-motorised era to hit out at the Centre for the rise in fuel prices. Similarly, Vatal Nagaraj, a Kannada activist, marked his protest by riding a donkey in the deserted Kempegowda Bus Stand. While taxi aggregators such as Ola and Uber have not officially supported the bandh, a majority of their taxi drivers have decided to stay off the roads. Protesters also brought along firewood, claiming that it was becoming too expensive for a household to use LPG cylinders to cook any more. Reports have started pouring in of the surge in cab fares, with one aggregator even charging as much as ?55/km extra on Monday due to “high demand.”.