Updated On: 19 May, 2025 10:14 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
The union has appealed to the Maharashtra government to withdraw the e-bike scheme immediately and demanded to work towards the welfare of auto rickshaw drivers in the state, Shashank Sharad Rao, president, Auto Rickshaw Malak Chalak Sanghatana said

We will protest outside the Andheri RTO office on May 21 morning against the e-bike scheme of Maharashtra govt , Union leader Shashank Sharad Rao said. Representational Pic/File
The Mumbai Autorickshaw Taximen's Union will be staging a protest by taking out a massive morcha at the Andheri Regional Transport Office (RTO) on Wednesday to protest against the e-bike plan initiated by the Maharashtra government.
"The state government should have ideally consulted us before formally launching such a scheme. It will affect the livelihood of a lot of auto men directly and indirectly. We will be taking out a massive morcha outside the Andheri RTO office at 11 am on May 21, Wednesday," Union leader Shashank Sharad Rao said.