SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, July 17 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:

The Auto Operator Union, Macleodganj, Dharamshala has urged the Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to consider their demand to allow plying of petrol autos in Macleodganj in Dharamshala instead of e-rickshaws.

A delegation of the Union also met the Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania who accompanied them to the Chief Minister on Wednesday evening and narrated their woes and strongly recommended solution to their only demand.

The Deputy Chief Whip apprised the Chief Minister that the plying of e-rickshaws was made mandatory by the state government in Macleodganj and nearby areas. Howev...