The truckers' strike entered the seventh day on Sunday was breaking up in some parts of the country, the Centre has given indications that it would take a tough line to force the agitators to end the stir, like it did with officers of oil PSUs. Sources said more arrests of leaders spearheading the strike were likely on Monday.
Most of around 4.5 lakh goods vehicles in Maharashtra will be back on the roads from midnight, with transporters in the state today calling off their week-long strike after the state government assured to take "positive action" on their demands, including reduction of sales tax on diesel.
However, other associations which are not affiliated to the Mahasangh, which represents 230 transporters associations in the state, would continue to remain on strike, called by the All India Motor Transport Congress. Private bus owners had also pledged their support to the strike. However, carriers of essential commodities carried on work as usual, resulting in the APMC wholesale market at Vashi in Navi Mumbai continuing to function almost normally.
"The strike is on, the solution lies completely in the hands of the government," All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) Vice-President Amolak Singh Bhatia said on Monday. Seeking Prime Minister's intervention to end the deadlock, AIMTC said truckers are ready to hold talks with the government provided they invite them in a "constitutional manner" and released their arrested leaders, including President Charan Singh Lohara.
The Centre has called a meeting of state transport ministers on Monday to deal with the situation arising out of the truckers' strike, hitting supplies of essential commodities in some regions.
The Centre has called a meeting of state transport ministers on Monday to deal with the situation arising out of the truckers' strike, hitting supplies of essential commodities in some regions.
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