AGARTALA, Feb 22 (TIWN): Another fresh threat by the unruly auto-rickshaw drivers on Monday has hit the overcrowded road of Agartala city severely. The battery propelled vehicle has always been an eyesore for the unruly auto drivers here in the state.

On Monday another fresh violence between the batteries operated tom-tom vehicle driver and auto drivers turned violent in the city at Motorstand here by leading the police personnel’s to issue lathi charge.

Battery-propelled tom-tom drivers were attacked and chased by unruly auto-rickshaw drivers at Motorstand under east Agartala Police Station. Being faced competition; the auto-rickshaw drivers created obstacles in tomtom’s roadside parking and asked the tom-tom drivers to vacate the place. Allegedly as the tom-tom driver protested scuffle broke out between the drivers and lead to such huge violence in the city.

Citing lack of parking place, the auto-rickshaw drivers resorted to attack and chase the tom-tom drivers. In a moment, a group of rickshaw pullers also joined the auto-rickshaw drivers and roughed the tom-tom drivers. This led to minor clash triggering panic among the people.

However, but this is of course not a new story where the tom-tom drivers often faces a threat from the unruly auto drivers of the Agartala city.

Talking to TIWN correspondent, police official said that the tom-tom drivers have protested over the harassments made by the auto rickshaw drivers.

However, when the tension triggered in the area in the broad day light police issued lathi charge to curb the situation.  However, with the intervention of police the situation was brought under control although many succumbed to injuries from the lathi charge issued by the police.

Both the parties ransacked the vehicle of each other and beaten up the drivers with lathis and sharp cutting weapon. Sources said that the clash started from morning and continued for long time at Motorstand.

However, police further said that the situation is now under control.

Following the incident on Monday a section of locals, businessman and passengers claimed that govt. was supposed to take the matter seriously because this is not a new incident. Often the tom-tom drivers had to face threat from the auto drivers unnecessarily. They also claimed that govt. or the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) was supposed to build syndicates for the tom-tom drivers here in Agartala city, but due to the negligence role of the state govt. here has causes several hurdles for the deprived tom-tom drivers.