BENGALURU: Truck owners have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from November 5 if Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai does not reduce state cess and sales tax on diesel by at least Rs 10, to ease soaring fuel prices. GR Shanmugappa, president, Karnataka Federation of Lorry Owners and Agents’ Association, had earlier set October 23 as the deadline for the government to ease fuel prices.
At a press conference on Sunday, October 24, 2021, he said that diesel prices have increased by more than Rs 26 per litre in the past year. “This has hit the transport industry. Several transporters have surrendered their permits and private bus operators have cut operations by almost half, since it is not economically viable to run a full fleet,” he said. He also demanded an extension of the permit period till January.
