Transport strike against amended MV Act brings Delhi to a standstill

The UFTA is demanding the withdrawal of the steep hike in road traffic penalties and certain other provisions of the new Motor Vehicles Act. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

Auto rickshaws parked at the Ramlila Maidan during the strike. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

Passengers face difficulties outside New Delhi Railway Station as most taxis and auto-rickshaws remained off the roads. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

A man walks in front of auto-rickshaws seen parked along a road, during transport strike in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)

Protesters stop commercial vehicles during their one-day transport strike at Anand Vihar area in New Delhi. (Photo | Parveen Negi, EPS)

Not only office-goers, parents too had a hard time while taking their children to schools on Thursday morning. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)

Delhi Metro came as a breather for the harried commuters. The Delhi Transport Corporation buses also were plying on the roads easing the pain of the commuters. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav, EPS)