Lorry owners to go on strike from Dec. 27
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Members of the State Lorry Owners’ Federation have introduced an indefinite strike from December 27, demanding the State authorities’s intervention in fulfilling their long-standing calls for.
M.R. Kumarasamy, president of the organisation, stated lorry owners would go on a strike, from 6 a.m. on December 27. “The strike has been announced, condemning the Transport Department, whose actions have affected our livelihood,” he stated.
Mr. Kumarasamy stated that whereas producers had been putting in GPS gadgets on autos from 2015, throughout their manufacture itself, the State authorities ought to withdraw its restrictions on putting in gadgets from particular corporations. He stated within the nation, the value of diesel was the best in (*27*) Nadu, including that the State authorities ought to cut back the VAT on it.
As many as 5 lakh autos are working within the State, and they’ll keep off the roads from December 27. He added that lorries from different States too wouldn’t function in (*27*) Nadu. The affiliation additionally expressed solidarity with the farmers protesting in Delhi.
“The State government should implement the directions of the Madurai Bench and the Madras High Court, and install speed regulators and reflective tapes on vehicles,” he added.
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