Delhi Taxi drivers Protest Against Supreme Court Ban On Diesel Taxis

NEW DELHI, INDIA - MAY 2: Diesel Cab drivers protest against a Supreme Court’s decision to ban diesel taxis in the national capital at Gole Dak Khana on May 2, 2016 in New Delhi, India. Yesterday, over a hundred diesel-run cabs, including many with AITP, ended up getting impounded after they were found plying within the city limits, following which the drivers alleged harassment by enforcement agencies. After extending the deadline twice, the Supreme Court had refused to give more time to cab operators to convert to CNG and put a ban on diesel cabs in the city from May 1. According to Delhi Transport Department, about 60,000 taxis are registered in the national capital of which 27,000 run on diesel. Around 2,000 diesel-run taxis had converted into CNG mode in the last two months. (Photo by Mohd Zakir/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)