BENGALURU: Auto drivers in Bengaluru are struggling due to short supply of auto LPG. With no earnings and in distress, drivers are keeping vigil overnight in front of fuel stations for gas. Responding to the plight of auto drivers, actor Dhruva Sarja has stepped in to help by spending Rs 25 lakh to provide free LPG auto gas.
Dhruva Sarja responded to the hardship of auto drivers and come forward with an aid of Rs 25 lakh for auto drivers to help them get free auto gas. The help extended by the actor has come as a boon for the livelihood of thousands of auto drivers who expressed gratitude to Dhruva Sarja.
The conflict in the Middle East has created turmoil in fuel supply. In Bengaluru, auto drivers are literally in distress as LPG auto gas is unavailable. Rates have doubled. Even after waiting all night in front of fuel stations, auto drivers are struggling as they are not getting gas.
Moved by their plight, Dhruva Sarja is donating Rs 25 lakh so that auto drivers can fill LPG gas for free. In Bengaluru, free auto gas has already been filled in more than 1,300 autos. In the coming days, free auto gas will be provided in Mysuru and Davanagere.
Santhosh, the state president of the Snehajeevi Drivers’ Trade Union, is leading this effort and has called on every auto driver to get their autos filled for free. When Snehajeevi Santhosh shared the hardship of auto drivers with actor Dhruva Sarja, he immediately came forward to help the auto drivers and showed humanity. He has stepped up to fill auto gas for auto drivers across the entire state using Rs 25 lakh from his own money.
Members of Dhruva Sarja’s team will be present in front of every fuel station. They will pay the fuel stations on behalf of drivers who get gas filled for free. While even the government is not responding to the plight of auto drivers, his coming forward to help with his own money at this time is truly commendable. Auto drivers are expressing gratitude for actor Dhruva Sarja’s help.
In a video, Dhruva Sarja said autorickshaw drivers not only earn for their families but also do good work for society. “In the present circumstances, they are facing a tough time due to short supply of auto LPG. I appeal to both the state and central government to resolve the issue”, he said.
“With the rise in LPG prices, autorickshaw drivers are facing difficult times. Actor Dhruva Sarja has now come to the aid of auto drivers by announcing Rs 25 lakh aid for free auto LPG. Over the last three days, we have helped over 1,000 auto drivers fill up LPG for Rs 500 each. The actor’s team will help out drivers across the state and we are grateful to Dhruva Sarja”, said Snehajeevi Santhosh.
“Life has become very difficult and I am finding it difficult to pay the admission fee for my younger daughter. Amidst this, LPG prices have also risen. Auto LPG was earlier costing Rs 55 per kg and it has now increased to Rs 89 per kg in OMC bunks and Rs 120 in private bunks”, said Ismail Khan, an autorickshaw driver.
