<span style="color: #222222;">Truckers, taxi and bus operators yesterday started a nation-wide strike to oppose the provision of 7 lakh rupees penalty and 10-year jail term for hit-and-run cases under the newly-passed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. On the second day of the strike today, long queues were witnessed at petrol pumps in Mumbai. The three-day strike is likely to impact the supplies of essential fruits and vegetables. Nearly 70% of the estimated 1.20 lakh trucks, tempos and containers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) remained off the roads yesterday.</span><br />
News On AIR | January 2, 2024 2:05 PM
Nation-wide Truckers' Strike Day 2: Long queues witnessed at petrol pumps in Mumbai