India, Sept. 19 -- Tensions between online ride-hailing platforms Ola, Uber, and Rapido and transport unions escalated on Thursday as autorickshaw, cab, and aggregator driver organisations staged a protest outside the transport commissioner's office in Mumbai.

The demonstrators accused ride-hailing platforms of flouting government rules and cheating both drivers and passengers, while alleging inaction from the transport minister and the commissionerate.

According to the circular issued by the Regional Transport Office (RTO), aggregator companies are required to pay drivers at the rate of Rs.32 per kilometer. However, union leaders alleged that while these companies collect fares from passengers at this rate, drivers are paid only Rs.10 ...