New Delhi:Even as the COVID-19 crisis continues, the relaxations in restrictions announced by the government during the phase four of lockdown have given a new lease of life to the auto-rickshaw drivers in the national capital.
Auto-drivers, who arrived at the New Delhi Railway station early morning on Tuesday, expressed happiness over the decision by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, they, however, also lamented over the restriction of being allowed to carry just one passenger.
"It is a great decision by the government and it will help us in to earn some money after close to two months of the shutdown of services. However, the decision to allow just one passenger at a time should be reconsidered. Suppose a family of two wants a mode of transport, can they take an auto? This rule should be tweaked," Anil Prasad, an auto driver, told media.
General secretary of Delhi Auto-Rickshaw Union, Rajinder Soni too thanked the Centre and Delhi government for their decision. Soni said that the most auto and taxi drivers in the country had faced a lot of hardships and they were staring at starvation during the COVID-19 induced lockdown.