Govt softens, truckers firm on strike
Office-bearers of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), which is spearheading the protest, claimed that more truckers were joining in across the country.
By Dipak Kumar Dash, TNN |
NEW DELHI: A day after the Centre cracked down on employees of PSU oil companies and compelled them to call off their strike, Union surface transport minister T R Baalu took a ���softer��� line against transporters and truckers who have joined the nationwide Chakka jam.
The ministry kept the door open for talks with the protesters as the stir entered its sixth day on Saturday, but the striking transporters issued a written statement: ������The minister is never available. It���s not possible to talk to chairs and furniture in his office.������
The Centre also suggested that state governments suspend or revoke vehicle permits and allow government-owned vehicles and private buses with state permits to ferry essential commodities as reports of scarcity poured in.
Office-bearers of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), which is spearheading the protest, claimed that more truckers were joining in across the country.
Baalu said an emergency meeting of all state transport ministers on Monday will chalk out ways to deal with the crisis.
The ministry kept the door open for talks with the protesters as the stir entered its sixth day on Saturday, but the striking transporters issued a written statement: ������The minister is never available. It���s not possible to talk to chairs and furniture in his office.������
The Centre also suggested that state governments suspend or revoke vehicle permits and allow government-owned vehicles and private buses with state permits to ferry essential commodities as reports of scarcity poured in.
Office-bearers of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), which is spearheading the protest, claimed that more truckers were joining in across the country.
Baalu said an emergency meeting of all state transport ministers on Monday will chalk out ways to deal with the crisis.
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