India, July 16 -- Uber and Ola drivers and other gig economy workers across Maharashtra on Tuesday staged a flash protest at Azad Maidan, demanding faster implementation of the aggregator policy for app-based taxis and pay parity with regular taxi drivers. The protest is likely to continue on Wednesday as well.

Several unions and associations are unhappy with the state government for not implementing the aggregator policy sooner. The unions said that their agitation focused on issues such as their alleged exploitation by companies like Ola, Uber and Rapido as well as the government's crackdown on illegal bike taxis among other important concerns.

According to the unions, over 500 to 750 aggregator cab and auto drivers were present at th...