Bike taxi riders launch hunger strike across Karnataka

BENGALURU: Karnataka bike taxi riders have launched a state-wide hunger strike in cities including Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mandya, Davanagere and Ramanagara, demanding an immediate withdrawal of the government’s ban on bike taxis.

While riders from Bengaluru gathered at Freedom Park, thousands of their compatriots and their families in other cities said the ban has left them jobless and desperate.