Despite assurances from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Lorry Owners’ Association refuses to call off the strike, demanding a rollback of diesel tax and other reforms
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00:00goods transport across Karnataka came to a halt as a key truckers body began an
00:11indefinite strike from midnight protesting fuel price hikes and toll
00:15related issues the Federation of Karnataka state lorry owners and agents
00:20Association representing over 6 lakh members launched the strike citing
00:25rising costs and alleged toll plaza harassment
00:55KSRTC lorry was bagged a diesel valley jasthi are bagged ticket kentrani
00:59rupaya maat mootare namage aru atara illa kool-like saraka rai la diesel
01:04belek kami maatwek kundayani tathana
01:10in anikal lorry owners staged a protest near the atibele rto check post holding
01:16placards and marching to the transport office they submitted a memorandum
01:21urging authorities to address critical long-standing issues faced by the road
01:26transport sector
01:29nation of Karnataka state lorry owners and agents association has given one
01:35memorandum demanding some issues with regard to that I have received the
01:41memorandum and the same has to be forwarded to be my transport commissioner
01:45and to the government further comment will take the decision on this memorandum
01:50reacting to the protest the state transport minister assured that the
01:55truckers concerns will be addressed soon however he added that several of the
02:00issues also fall under the purview of the central government policies
02:03lorry associations association Shenmugappa chairman and I told him and he told
02:13that the price diesel price should be rollback I told we have raised two rupees
02:23only on diesel not on petrol five six months back also we have raised three rupees
02:30central government tries so many times we are going to going for strike only and
02:38state
02:40truckers also raised concerns over restrictive no entry timings in Bengaluru
02:45which they say hinder timely deliveries and disrupt operations they also accused
02:51non-banking financial companies and microfinance institutions of widespread
02:56harassment including illegal vehicle seizures and mental harassment of owners