‘Delivery riders ke issues par humne khul kar baat ki’: Raghav Chadha invites Blinkit Delivery Partner after low-pay video goes viral

After a Blinkit delivery agent’s low daily earnings video recently went viral, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha invited him to his residence for lunch and a meeting.

What actually happened?

Thapliyal Ji, who hails from Uttarakhand, posted clips of his meeting with the MP on his Instagram account. This happened days after the MP raised concerns in Parliament about poor pay, long working hours and the lack of social security for gig workers across India.

In the videos, the Blinkit delivery partner described Chadha as a warm and approachable person and said he felt heard and respected during the interaction.

During their conversation, the gig worker spoke about the everyday struggles faced by delivery partners, including long and unpredictable working hours, fluctuating income, pressure from algorithm-based targets and the absence of proper grievance redressal systems or basic protections.

The meeting with the MP comes days after a video of Thapliyal Ji went viral, where he revealed that he earned Rs 763 after completing 28 deliveries over nearly 15 hours in a single day.

Sharing the video on X, Chadha termed the situation as “systemic exploitation hidden behind apps and algorithms."

He added that India’s growing digital economy must guarantee fair wages, reasonable working hours and social security for the workers who keep these platforms running.

The public in general and labour advocates have called for stronger legal protections and greater accountability from platform-based companies after watching the video on social media.

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