 "The e-way bill has evoked strong criticism from truckers, especially on 'heavy fines' imposed by authorities 'on even a slight mistake in the filing'")
With nearly 5 million trucks staying off the road from Friday, the supply of essential items, including vegetables, fruit and milk, was likely to get affected.
Truckers across India are protesting against the introduction of the e-way bill, exorbitant toll collection at plazas and including diesel in the goods and services tax (GST). A meeting of representatives from the All India Motor Transport Congress with Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday failed to resolve the impasse.
“We were not satisfied with assurances given by the government and went ahead with our strike,” said G P Singh, member, All India Motor Transport Congress.
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