Autorickshaw drivers and workers attached to the Salem District Auto Workers’ Union affiliated to the CITU staged a demonstration in front of the Collectorate here on Monday in protest against the steep hike in the price of fuel.
The members of the Salem district Road Transport Motor Workers’ Union too participated in the agitation.
Udayakumar, CITU leader, led the agitation.
They said that the Centre has brought all commodities, except petrol and diesel, under GST. The Centre should bring the petrol and diesel too under the purview of GST.
They demanded the Centre to roll back the hiked insurance premium for the vehicles. Both the Centre and the state government should not take initiatives which will affect the livelihood of the automobile workers.