Lorry Owners Association on strike - Lorries will be off the Road
The lorry owners are going on truck strike, from mid night of 18 August, that is if the strike is on there will not be lorries on roads from 19 August, it will be an indefinite strike call.
The owners association are so strong ,they made it clear if Essential Service Maintenance Act (ESMA) act is imposed also, they will not care for it, and they will go ahead with the strike call.
The main Reasons for the Srike as per Lorry owners associations are
1. Hike it Toll gate charges
2. Diesel rate are hiked regularly with international market flick.
3. Increase of third party insurance to 64 percent
4. Tyes are costly , anti dumping duty is also imposed on lorry owners.
Onion and potato will be costly, other commodities like oil, wheat, rice, essential commodities will be out of reach and the prices will be touching the sky.
If this is the situation, the coming festivals will be very difficult.
Andhra , Kerala, Tamil nadu, Pondicherry Lorry associations are in the Strike as of now.
