BRS sees red over Green Cabs in TG; demands ban on firm

Hyderabad: BRS General Secretary RS Praveen Kumar on Thursday alleged that Green SM Cab Services had been granted permission to operate in Telangana by bribing AICC leaders. He demanded a ban on the company and called for the implementation of a rate card for cab drivers in the state.

Addressing a press conference at Telangana Bhavan, Praveen Kumar alleged that the Revanth Reddy government was taking ill-conceived decisions, causing hardships to nearly six lakh cab drivers.

He said that several industries had been brought to Telangana during KTR’s tenure as IT Minister, but alleged that the Revanth Reddy government was functioning with the sole objective of making money.

Green SM Cabs, a Vietnamese company, had entered the Indian market and been operating in Hyderabad for the past month. Its arrival was causing considerable distress to local cab drivers, he said.

Pointing out that Green SM Cabs was charging Rs 8 per kilometre, Praveen Kumar said customers would naturally prefer booking these cabs because of their lower fares.

“Who granted permission to Green SM to operate in Telangana? The company entered the state after paying bribes to the AICC office. The Revanth Reddy government has effectively snatched the livelihoods of six lakh cab drivers,” he alleged.

He further claimed that the entry of Green SM Cabs had left lakhs of cab drivers struggling for their livelihoods and questioned why Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar had not intervened to stop the company.

He said the company’s entry into Bengaluru had triggered conflicts, while its operations in Delhi had led to widespread protests. Green SM Cabs was operating in Hyderabad under the guise of a partnership model and was allegedly failing to pay GST, he claimed.

Praveen Kumar alleged that cab drivers in Telangana were being exploited under the ‘Indiramma Rajyam’ and accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of rolling out the red carpet for the Vietnamese company.

He further alleged that the promise of providing jobs through TOMCOM, the manpower company, had not been fulfilled and that people had been deceived by the assurance of providing two lakh jobs every year.

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