Karnataka lorry and truck owners have given a month’s deadline to the state government to intervene and reduce the price of diesel and said they will strike if their demands are not met.
Apart from the demand to reduce diesel prices, the Federation of Karnataka State Lorry Owners’ and Agents’ Association has also demanded from Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to do away with check-posts at the state’s borders, scuttle the sand mining policy, and stop implementing the vehicle scrappage policy.
The association’s president G R Shanmugappa told The Indian Express, “From the last 15 days in Karnataka there has been a huge increase in the fuel price which will directly impact the transport sector.
