About 1,50,000 trucks have kept off road in Uttar Pradesh following the pan India strike call given by the All Indian Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) with the total economic loss estimated at about Rs 20 billion.
With the strike entering fifth day, the state transporters are showing no signs of letting up. The transporters have sought relief from rising costs owing to spike in diesel prices, toll charges, third party insurance, national permits for passenger vehicles, apart from demanding clubbing of fuel under GST.
Although essential commodities like medicines, food and agro products had been exempt from the strike, nonetheless, their inward

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