Bengaluru, June 15 -- Members of the Namma Bike Taxi Association in Karnataka have written to Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, seeking his intervention to protect the livelihoods of lakhs of gig workers across the state.

Starting Monday, bike taxis will no longer be allowed to operate in Karnataka after the High Court refused to stay the state government's ban.

"Over 1,00,000 gig workers in Bengaluru and across Karnataka are losing our right to earn and feed our families because of a blanket ban on bike taxi services. As their collective voice, this is an appeal to you to stop this ban and help us earn our daily bread with dignity," the Association wrote in its letter to Rahul Gandhi.

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