India, Dec. 5 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of parliament (MP) Raghav Chadha today called for a ban on quick commerce deliveries.

Raising the issue during the Zero Hour of the Parliament, Chadha termed quick commerce deliveries as "cruelty", adding that gig workers were risking their lives under extreme pressure to deliver orders in under 10 minutes.

Outlining three core challenges faced by such gig workers, Chadha noted that the pressure of delivery-time targets, customer harassment and hazardous working conditions were pushing riders to make dangerous choices.

"A delivery boy standing on the red light keeps thinking that if he is late, the rating will fall, the incentive will be cut, the app will log out, and the ID will be blocked...