The tourist taxi drivers under the banner of the All Khasi Meghalaya Tourist Taxi Association (AKMTTA) launched an indefinite protest to prevent tourist vehicles from outside the state from ferrying passengers to tourist destinations on Tuesday.
The local tourist taxi drivers set up blockades at locations such as Umtyngngar, Kyrdemkhla and other points, using vehicles registered under the “ML” series to exclusively transport tourists. Initially, outside vehicles were stopped and not allowed to proceed.
However, following the intervention of the Magistrate, these out-of-state tourist vehicles were eventually permitted to continue their trips. In response, the association (AKMTTA) resorted to distributing pamphlets to voice their stand on the issue.