An auto-rickshaw driver sat idle inside his stationary vehicle in New Delhi on 21 May 2026 as the city's taxi and auto drivers began a three-day strike over demands for a fare hike. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Commuters carrying luggage were forced to walk past rows of parked taxis in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, as the three-day strike by taxi and auto drivers over fare hike demands entered its first day. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Travellers with luggage navigated past idle taxis lining New Delhi streets on 21 May 2026, the opening day of a three-day strike called by Delhi taxi and auto drivers demanding a fare revision. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
With taxis and autos off the road in New Delhi from 21 to 23 May 2026, passengers carrying luggage were seen walking past stationary vehicles as the strike over fare hike demands disrupted daily commutes. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Passengers burdened with luggage walked past parked taxis in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, highlighting the disruption caused by the three-day taxi and auto strike demanding higher fares running until 23 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
A pedestrian walked past a line of parked auto-rickshaws in New Delhi on 21 May 2026, as drivers joined a three-day strike from 21 to 23 May demanding a fare hike from city authorities. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Taxis stood idle across New Delhi on 21 May 2026 as cab drivers joined the three-day industry-wide strike running until 23 May, with unions pressing authorities for an upward fare revision. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Auto-rickshaws remained stationary across New Delhi on 21 May 2026, the first day of a three-day strike by taxi and auto drivers demanding a fare hike — leaving commuters reliant on metro and app-based alternatives. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Auto-rickshaws continued to stay off the road in New Delhi as the three-day strike over fare hike demands — running from 21 to 23 May 2026 — persisted, with no resolution reported between drivers and authorities. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)
Auto-rickshaws across New Delhi remained grounded as the three-day taxi and auto strike — demanding a fare hike — was scheduled to conclude on 23 May 2026, with commuters urged to plan alternative travel until then. (Photo: NationPress/Wasim Sarvar)