India, April 10 -- Amid growing disenchantment with Maharashtra's app-based transport sector and cab drivers' claims that companies such as Ola, Uber and Rapido are operating beyond the control of authorities, five cab drivers, as a mark of protest against government inaction, will embark on a 'public awareness march' from Pune to Mumbai on April 10 to draw the attention of deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and urge immediate intervention to bring discipline and accountability to the transport sector.

During the march - scheduled to begin at 10 am from the Regional Transport Office in Pune - the participating cab drivers will interact with citizens along the route to highlight the ground realities faced by both drivers and passengers, ...