Bihar truckers threaten to go on indefinite strike to protest against govt’s new mining law
Patna, Nov 15 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Truckers in Bihar have announced to go on an indefinite strike starting Wednesday midnight to protest the new mining and road transport & safety laws of the state government, according to media reports.
During the strike, around two lakh truckers and other carrier vehicles are expected to go off the roads, which is likely to paralyse the state economy.
“Under the new mining law, the government has banned carrying of minerals from other states, which is a repressive act. We strongly oppose this move of the government,” Bihar Motors Transport Federation president Uday Shankar Singh told the media on Wednesday.
He added the transport industry took a hit after the state government banned sand mining.
Various truckers associations, including the All India Road Transport Workers Federation, have lent full support to the truckers' strike in Bihar.
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