All India Motor Transport Congress today threatened that truckers will go on an indefinite strike from August 1 in Southern India to protest the hike in diesel prices and the government's toll policy.
"Representatives of Southern India Motor Transport Association (SIMTA) have decided to stop operations from mid-night of August 1, 2010, and All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) will also join SIMTA if no action is taken by the government," the transporters' body said in a statement here. SIMTA is part of the all-India body.
The opposition NDA and the Left parties had called for a Bharat Bandh on July 5 to protest the recent hike in fuel prices.
Following the hike last month, petrol, diesel and kerosene rates have gone up by Rs 3.50, Rs 2 and Rs 3 a litre, respectively.
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