As the truckers’ protest gathers wind, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla met the representatives of All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to debate their calls for on Tuesday. The truckers and the federal government agreed that transport employees would resume their work instantly following the assembly.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla stated, “We had a discussion with the All India Motor Transport Congress representatives. The government has agreed that the new rule has not been 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.”
Earlier, sources stated that the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has not but given a nationwide strike name in assist of the demand for the withdrawal of new stringent imprisonment provisions for hit-and-run accident instances underneath the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.
Addressing reporters, AIMTC president Amritlal Madan stated, “The government must withdraw the provisions relating to hit- and run cases in the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita”. AIMTC Chairman-organising committee Bal Mankit Singh urged the federal government to not drag the problem for lengthy as was achieved within the case of the Farmers law. He regretted that the federal government didn’t seek the advice of with the stakeholders.
Under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which changed the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, drivers who trigger a severe highway accident by negligent driving and run away with out informing the police or any official from the administration can face punishment of as much as 10 years or a nice of Rs 7 lakh.
The punishment in such instances was 2 years within the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC). The new provisions triggered strikes by drivers in some states, together with Maharashtra, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Massive queues of shoppers had been seen at gasoline stations throughout these states on Tuesday because the truckers’ strike hit provides and triggered a panic shopping for by individuals.
Strike referred to as off in Nashik
Meanwhile, truck drivers protesting the new law on hit-and-run highway accidents referred to as off their strike in Maharashtra’s Nashik following the assurance given by native authorities to look into their calls for. In Nashik, the gasoline transporters began the agitation at Panewadi close to Manmad on Monday. More than 1,000 vehicles and tankers had been parked in Panewadi space as a part of the nationwide protest.
Chandigarh implements petrol and diesel sale cap
Earlier within the day, the Chandigarh administration capped the sale of gasoline amid an increase in panic shopping for amid the continuing protests by truck drivers over stricter punishments within the new law on hit-and-run instances. The transfer comes as motorists queued up at gasoline stations within the metropolis over fears that shares would run dry quickly if the strike continues. As per the Chandigarh administration order, two-wheelers will probably be allowed a most of two litres of gasoline per transaction and four-wheelers 5 litres.
(With inputs from PTI)
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