Truckers strike News

While two-wheelers are limited to a maximum of two litres (maximum value of Rs 200), four-wheelers are limited to 5 litres (maximum value of Rs 500) of fuel per transaction, a press release from the Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration read. 

All-India Motor Transport Congress called a nationwide strike on Friday.

The truckers' move is likely to disrupt the supplies of commodities and it could lead to a spike in prices of essential goods.

Stating that exorbitant rise in diesel prices and daily changes in rates have hit the sector, AIMTC said the government should revise the prices of diesel on quarterly basis.

"Lorries are not going to southern states from other parts of the country. Trucks which have national permit have been diverted," AIMTC President S.K. Mittal told IANS over phone.

A committee headed by Transport Secretary Vijay Chhibber has been formed, in which truckers will also have representatives, to look into their demands and a report will be submitted by December 15.

While supply of essential commodities like milk, vegetables and medicines have been kept out of the purview of the strike, its impact was seen in various parts of the country, including Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, among other places.

Truckers on Thursday went on indefinite strike in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on the call of All India motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to protest against the toll system across the region.

About 16 lakh trucks went off the roads in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday as part of the nationwide indefinite strike by the truckers to protest against the present toll system.

Lakhs of trucks kept off the roads on Thursday as transporters went on a nationwide strike called by the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to oppose the toll system.