the operators say that despite submitting multiple representations to the transport department authorities requesting a tax and insurance waiver there has been no communication from them till now hyderabad with very few people opting to commute via cabs autos and private buses even during unlock 30 the transport operators who have suffered immense financial losses due to the pandemic are planning to stage a protest after not receiving any help from authoritiesthe operators say that despite submitting multiple representations to the transport department authorities requesting a tax and insurance waiver there has been no communication from them till now advt the prevailing situation and the constantly increasing diesel prices have crippled our incomes most drivers havent been earning anything from past four months we have been repeatedly asking the authorities to consider our plea but there is no response from their side every time we try to talk to them the police intervenes and stops us from entering their office premises said shaik salauddin the chairman of telangana state taxi and driver joint action committee the state government keeps extending the deadline for fines taxes insurance and other things but they are not accepting the request for a waiver we have decided to stage a protest because the police are not allowing us to hold talks with the transport commissioner he said the jac also reiterated the high court order asking all the transport operators to form a union and submit a representation to the department we have been trying to give representations and hold talks with the transport department authorities by following instructions of the high court despite that neither the authorities nor the government is ready to listen to our problems said manchireddy rajender reddy the working president of telangana lorry owners associationin a similar protest last month bus and cab operators raised their concerns by parking over one thousand buses on roads near the offices of road transport authority across telangana state advt also read himachal pradesh transport department services go online tnn published on aug 3 2020 at 0354 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app transport service protest vehicle insurance cab drivers protests transports vehicle tax telengana transport department homenewsindustrytelangana transporters plan protest over tax insurance waiver