Transporters to go on strike from midnight

Monday, January 5, 2009 at 3:01 am

Supplies of essential commodities may get disrupted in the coming days with transporters going on an indefinite strike from midnight on Sunday (Jan 4) after their talks with the government failed for the third time.

Transporters have demanded lowering diesel prices by Rs 10 per litre, besides the withdrawal of service tax on truckers.

Transporters also want a moratorium on all instalments and waiver of interest on truck finance for at least six months.

“Although the All India Motor Transport Congress thanks the secretary, ministry of road transport & highways, Brahm Dutt, for calling us for the third round of talks today, it is pitiable to note that nothing concrete came out from the talks and therefore, the proposed chakka jam from the midnight tonight is imminent,” AIMTC said in a statement.

Truckers in Tamil Nadu seek Karunanidhi’s intervention

The Tamil Nadu unit of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has sought Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s intervention to resolve the nationwide indefinite strike called by truckers from midnight tonight.

In a letter to Karunanidhi, the AIMTC said Karunanidhi’s “experience in governance” could help resolve the issue and urged the chief minister to hold discussion with hauliers.

The AIMTC said the strike would create a nationwide revenue loss of Rs 1,500 crore per day, besides affecting 5,00,000 families. “The public will suffer in meeting the extra burden of increase in freight rates, and short supply of vegetables and materials,” it said.

(Agencies)

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Transporters to go on strike from midnight

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