To press for their various pending demands, over 2.5 lakh autorickshaw, taxi owners and operators in the Konkan division of Maharashtra will go on an indefinite strike from midnight of July 31, an official said on Tuesday, according to the PTI. The Konkan division comprises of districts including Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.

"The Maharashtra government has not paid any heed to the long pending demands of the autorickshaw and taxi operators. Hence, we have decided to take this step of going on an indefinite strike," Pranav Penkar, the president of the Kokan Vibhag Rickshaw-Taxi Mahasangh told the PTI.