Indian driver protest against government,
Truck drivers across states including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh are protesting against the proposed strict punishment under Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita in hit-and-run cases. Under the new law, the punishment for hit-and-run cases has significantly increased from the previous two years under the IPC. The protest has led to panic buying with people queuing up at petrol pumps since Monday night in cities like Nagpur. Home ministry is schedule to hold a meeting with truckers representatives this evening. Government new rule for truckers is not accept by truck drivers. They start protesting against government. Normal public get suffer from this protest.
After a meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, the All India Motor Transport Association (AIMTC) decided to end the nationwide truck drivers protests against the new hit-and-run law. Government assured the members of the transport body that the new laws have not been implemented yet and will only be implemented after consultation with AIMTC. Normal people get suffer from this protest. Many of petrol pump got empty as the demand of petrol increase due to protest. Normal public fill their vehicles with petrol or diesel because the truck drive gave warning that this strike will go for more days.
Trucker strike is going to end soon,
The truck drivers have announced a strike against the increase in punishment in the hit-and-run cases under the new criminal code- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. the new provisions prescribe a jail term of up to 10 years or ₹7 lakh fine if a truck driver flees an accident spot or fails to report the incident to the authorities. In the erstwhile Indian Penal Code (IPC), the punishment for the offense was 2 years imprisonment. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla inform to public that we met with All India Motor Transport Congress representatives, govt want to say that the new rule has not implemented yet, we all want to say that before implementing Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 106/2, we will have a discussion with All India Motor Transport Congress representatives and then only we will take a decision,
