Goa, June 5 -- AAP legislators Venzy Viegas and Cruz Silva have come out in strong support of the ongoing protest by taxi operators in Goa, opposing the recently introduced Aggregator Taxi rules. The two MLAs joined the agitating taximen on the ground, urging the government to immediately revoke the Gazette notification that enforced the new regulations.

Viegas and Silva criticized the government's move, stating that the rules were implemented without adequate consultation with traditional taxi operators-the core of Goa's local transport system. They argued that the livelihoods of thousands of Goan families are at risk due to this top-down approach and emphasized the need for any new transport policy to be framed through open dialogue wi...