Truck drivers protest against new provisition under hit and run
Hindustan TimesMumbai: Truckers, taxi and bus operators have started a nation-wide strike to oppose the provision of ₹7 lakh penalty and 10-year jail term for hit-and-run cases under the newly-passed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. “The oil tanker drivers, for instance, say if they had ₹7 lakh with them, they would have bought their own vehicles and not remain drivers,” said Anan Sharma, president of the All J&K petrol tankers owners’ association and J&K fuel station owners’ association. “At around 9am, a group of around 40-50 drivers came on the JNPT road near Ulwe and they blocked the road refusing to let the traffic pass,” said deputy commissioner of police Vivek Pansare. But without drivers the trucking business will come to a standstill,” said Parshuram Katke, member, Maharashtra Truck Owners Association echoing Dave’s sentiments. If the strike goes into Tuesday, availability of petrol and diesel will be affected at at least 50-60% of the fuel stations,” said Chetan Modi of All India Petrol Pump Owners Association.
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