#AutoStrike: Twitter flooded with jokes as auto strike hits normal life in Mumbai

Mumbai, June 17: State-wide auto strike hit normal life in Maharashtra, especially in Mumbai on Wednesday, June 17.

The largest auto union in the city, Mumbai Autorickshaw-Taximen's Union (MAU), protested against Ola Cabs and Uber and demanded that call center-operated cabs should be banned in Mumbai and other cities in Maharashtra.

The protesting auto union also asked for revocation of Maharashtra government's decision to scrap the Hakim panel on auto and taxi fares.

The Union earlier had appealed to 15 lakh autorickshaw men across the state to join the stir, which has hit lakhs of commuters.

Meanwhile, micro-blogging site Twitter was flooded with comments as Mumbaikars cracked jokes on auto strike in Mumbai. #AutoStrike was trending on top on Twitter on Wednesday.

It seems that Mumbaikars were happy as the autos were not plying on roads in the city.

Here are a few comments by Mumbaikars on #AutoStrike:

Autos and Taxis going on strike because of Uber and ola...Is like Rakhi Sawant going on strike because of Sunny Leone #AutoStrike #traffic

— Archna Singh (@archnasingh781) June 17, 2015

I plan to hire maximum Meru, Ola and Taxi-For-Sure kind of cabs today. Lets ask the rickshaw walas to stay home all year. #autostrike

— Supriya (@supriyas99) June 17, 2015

#autostrike for me means empty roads to drive on #GoodMorning

— Tejas Mane (@tmane54) June 17, 2015

#AutoStrike to protest against their business competitors! Surely a #ReverseAffect here.. People loved it! pic.twitter.com/9vyCOzEOCT

— Sameer Allana (@SameerAllana) June 17, 2015

Autos are on strike cause of Uber and Ola and by doing so they are giving them maximum biz today..ironic! #autostrike

— Vidya Damani (@vidyadamani) June 17, 2015

Today autos are not plying, rest of the days they ply and refuse passengers. #samedifference #autostrike

— Neeraj (@ShadyPuns) June 17, 2015

Aisa road roj roj nahi dikhta 😁 #autostrike pic.twitter.com/jiSLykDbmA

— Hitesh (@Furtive_Glances) June 17, 2015

And after all this they go on #AutoStrike - dont know if you should feel happy or sad! pic.twitter.com/BzHztUF2JM

— Truebil (@mytruebil) June 17, 2015

@VedanthRaja the roads look so great without the rouge #autos , #autostrike punish the autowallas

— Ajay Venkatesh (@venkishenki) June 17, 2015

If only I could behave like autowallahs - refusing the project I dont like to do, go on strike if someone else is hired (1/2) #autostrike

— Neeraj (@ShadyPuns) June 17, 2015

#autostrike In the meanwhile... pic.twitter.com/IjvTXwh6jG

— Another Hypocrite (@JusMortar) June 17, 2015

Today is the day when Mumbai will drive freely walk carefree on the road bcz autos are on strike. Every road feels like highway #autostrike

— Fünny Sidę Ūp (@Pratzosphere) June 17, 2015

#autostrike let us all have a day of strike against autos .. boycott them .. is that possible#Mumbai

— Arundhati Nimbalkar (@arunim2910) June 17, 2015

OneIndia News