On Saturday, Mumbai's taxi unions stated that it had deferred its one-day strike scheduled for August 1 following a request from the Regional Transport Officer of Tardeo RTO, who is also secretary of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA).

"The union had decided to strike seeking a minimum fare of Rs 35 instead of Rs 25 for the first 1.5 kilometre distance as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) price had gone up to Rs 32 per kilogram, which was causing a loss of Rs 300 per day to operators," said union leader AL Quadros.