Hyderabad: Food delivery company Swiggy announced on Monday that all fines levied or levied on delivery partners on May 22 will be refunded. The development is a great relief to the staff who suffered the hardship of police overcrowding in Hyderabad last Saturday when the police intensified their vigilance during the ongoing COVID-19 restriction.
Due to the police, despite the state, suddenly stop with delivery boys COVID-19 due to the lock-in guidelines that allow them to work, many of the workers fined the company for the lack of delivery to customers. The fault, of course, was not theirs, but was due to the arbitrary actions of the police in the police commissioners Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda. Swiggy’s will ease the financial pressure on them.
The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union responded to the development on Monday, “@TGPWU thank you @mahmoodalitrs@asadowaisi@KTRTRS@TelanganaDGP@CPHydCity@cpcybd@RachakondaCop Telanagana police need to listen to our question early and release the vehicles of delivery workers. #WeAreTGPWU#DeliveryLivesMatter# DriverLivesMatter#UnionPowetDriverPower. ”
It was learned that vehicles of the delivery boys, which were seized last week during the harsh action of the police against offenders of lockdown, would also be returned to them. Lots of delivery boys, earning about Rs. 500 to 700 per day, is also subject to lock-in fines. While the police may certainly impose fines in case of offenses, many delivery boys, and even some among the general public, said they were stopped even though they had valid reasons or permission to be out.
Following the failure of the police last week, the case caused widespread public backlash against the police, which led to Interior Minister Mahmood Ali and IT Minister KT Rama Rao intervening as well. After a meeting with senior police officers, State Director-General of Police M. Mahender Reddy said instructions were given to ensure that the supply of essential products would be smooth.
On Sunday, food delivery programs became active again, although there were limited options. However, the Telangana State Hotels Association (TSHA) on Monday appealed to the Minister of IT and Industry, KT Rama, saying that the police in the Kukatpally area below the Cyberabad police borders intimidate businesses and do not allow them to work .
The city police’s action against offenders of the closing time continued. On the same day, in the Rachakonda Commissioner, 3532 cases were discussed against people for various offenses, including the fact that they do not wear masks, or the improper wearing of masks, not maintaining affairs at a social distance, large gathering, drinking / pan / Ggutkha and other tobacco. products in public places.
Source: The Siasat Daily