Mumbaikars Survive the Auto Strike With Some Humour

With over 20,000 autos off the roads, Mumbaikars struggled to get around the city on Wednesday
Adrija Bhattacharya
India
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Over 20,000 autos in Mumbai went on strike on Wednesday morning, leaving several rain drenched office-goers stranded. The strike was called by the Mumbai Autorickshawmen’s Union as they want a ban on private cab services like Uber and Ola in the city. We caught a few glimpses of what the city went through via these tweets:

Some Mumbaikars fought back using Twitter by starting a #WantLift and #GivingLift hashtag.

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And there were of course those who saw the lighter side of the mass auto strike.

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Published: 17 Jun 2015,03:26 PM IST

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