Chandigarh, Sept. 17 -- Commercial bike taxi riders staged a protest outside the State Transport Authority (STA) office on Wednesday, opposing the proposed closure of bike taxi services and seeking recognition of their demands. However the protest did not last for more than 10 minutes, as it was suspended after a written representation of their demands was submitted to STA office. The protest came a week after the UT administration suspended the licences of app-based aggregators, including Uber and Rapido, for alleged non-compliance with the Chandigarh Motor Vehicles Aggregators Rules, 2025. Since the suspension came into effect on September 8, the STA has issued nearly 390 challans and impounded 25 vehicles for violations. On Wednesday alone, 52 challans were issued and 11 vehicles were impounded. With the fine for each violation fixed at Rs.10,000, the STA has collected around 39 lakh in fines so far. On GPS blocking of these suspended apps, Singla maintained that the authority lies with the central ministry and transport secretary, Chandigarh, Diprava Lakra, is communicating with the centre to seek the GPS blocking of the suspended apps in order to carry out the suspension issued by STA in spirit. The suspension and subsequent enforcement have led to uncertainty among commercial drivers, particularly those dependent on app-based platforms for their livelihood. The Chandigarh Tricity Driver Union has submitted a representation to the UT administration seeking that the licences remain suspended until complete compliance with the June 24, 2025, aggregator policy and the July 7, 2025, cab and auto fare notification is established....