Chandigarh, Sept. 15 -- Lok Sabha member Manish Tewari has raised concern over the sharp increase in cab fares in the city. Posting on social media platform X, Tewari on Monday, said that commuters should not be made to bear the burden of the ongoing dispute between cab aggregators, drivers and the Chandigarh administration.

In a post on social media, Tewari drew attention to the steep fares being charged for cab rides in Chandigarh and questioned the impact of the recent disruption in app-based taxi services on ordinary commuters.

"I have already taken up the exorbitant fare hike that is extractive bordering on the verge of being extortionist with the Head of the State Transport Authority (STA), Nitish Singla, Deputy commissioner (DC) ...