India, March 6 -- A statewide protest against the e-challan system and newly introduced enforcement rules disrupted normal life in Pune on Thursday before transport unions called off the proposed strike after intervention by the state government.

In Pune, unions representing autorickshaws, taxis, buses and trucks staged demonstrations outside the Regional Transport Office (RTO) near Sangam Bridge and the district collector's office. Nearly 200 vehicles participated in a rally that began at Sarasbaug, while several union members travelled to Mumbai to join a parallel protest at Azad Maidan.

The agitation triggered anxiety among Punekars as transport unions had warned that school transport services and company staff buses would also join ...