All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) has served a three-day ultimatum on the state government to look into the grievances of its drivers all over Nagaland, failing which all taxi drivers would initiate non-cooperation move throughout the State. In a press release, ANTA president Vibasetuo Solo warned that the taxi drivers, who were daily wagers, were being “forced to go hungry” with their families and were losing their hopes in the present government.
Stating that the drivers were losing both ways, ANTA said they were “dying of hunger at home with the lockdown and fear of dying outside of the Virus.” Reminding that the taxis had been cooperative in following government order, association said it had stopped all its members from operation till the lockdown was lifted.
Further, ANTA has warned that government’s failure to look into the genuine plight of its drivers would result in the association taking to the streets “come what may”.
Stating that silence of the government has been “deafening” in these times of trouble and turmoil, the association has demanded that government act accordingly within three days “to avoid any untoward incidents”.