Mumbai: Kandivali Link Road par Monday ko Marathi language requirement ko lekar auto-rickshaw drivers ka protest dekhne ko mila. Marathi proficiency test aur usse judi action ko lekar naraz drivers ne sadak par apne autos rok diye, jiske baad Link Road par traffic movement prabhavit hua.
Reports ke mutabik, protest Laljipada ke paas Kandivali Link Road par hua, jahan kai drivers ne road block kar diya. Peak hours ke dauran protest ke chalte motorists aur commuters ko dikkat ka saamna karna pada. Traffic police ko mauke par pahunchkar situation control karni padi. Protest ki duration ko lekar reports mein alag-alag figures saamne aaye hain—Free Press Journal ne traffic disruption kareeb 20 minute bataya, jabki Indian Express ke mutabik roadblock lagbhag 1.5 ghante tak chala.
Marathi Test Ko Lekar Drivers Mein Narazgi
Ye protest Maharashtra mein chal rahi RTO ki Marathi proficiency checking ke beech hua hai. 20 August se RTO teams auto-rickshaw aur taxi drivers ki practical Marathi knowledge check kar rahi hain. Test mein drivers se passengers ke saath daily conversation se jude basic Marathi sawaal pooche ja rahe hain.
Kandivali mein protest karne wale kuch non-Marathi-speaking drivers ka kehna hai ki unhe Marathi seekhne ke liye waqt diya jana chahiye aur turant penalty ya strict action se unki livelihood par asar pad sakta hai. Kuch drivers ne ye bhi allegation lagaya ki unhe Marathi bolne ko lekar baar-baar roka aur warn kiya ja raha tha.
3-Day Strike Ka Bhi Ailan
Times of India ki report ke mutabik, protest karne wale kuch auto drivers ne three-day strike shuru karne ki baat kahi hai. Drivers ka argument hai ki kai older drivers formal education se door rahe hain aur unke liye achanak language requirement ko meet karna mushkil hai.
Is poore issue ke beech Mumbai aur MMR mein auto-taxi availability par bhi impact dekhne ko mil raha hai. Kuch drivers RTO checking se bachne ke liye key routes se door reh rahe hain, jiski wajah se commuters ko autos aur taxis milne mein dikkat ho rahi hai.
RTO Action Bhi Hua Tez
Marathi proficiency drive ke pehle do dinon mein Maharashtra bhar mein 9,233 drivers ka assessment kiya gaya, jinmein se 1,499 drivers ko practical Marathi knowledge mein kami paaye jaane par notices diye gaye. Mumbai Metropolitan Region mein 3,942 drivers ki checking hui aur 722 ko notices issue kiye gaye.
Authorities ka kehna hai ki requirement ka focus sirf Marathi padhne ya likhne par nahi, balki passengers ke saath basic practical communication par hai. Non-compliance ki situation mein drivers ke badges aur licences par bhi action ka provision hai.
Kandivali Se Uthi Awaaz, Ab Mumbai Mein Kya Hoga?
Kandivali Link Road ka protest ab sirf ek local traffic issue nahi raha. Marathi language requirement, drivers ki livelihood concerns aur RTO enforcement ko lekar debate aur tez ho gayi hai. Ek taraf administration practical Marathi knowledge ko public transport drivers ke liye zaroori bata raha hai, wahin doosri taraf kuch drivers penalty aur implementation ke tareeke par sawaal utha rahe hain.
Filhaal Kandivali protest ke baad Mumbai mein Marathi test ko lekar tension aur political-social debate dono badhne ke chances hain, jabki commuters ke liye sabse bada sawaal ye hai ki agar protest aur strike badhi, toh Mumbai ki already busy roads par traffic aur auto availability ka kya hoga?
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