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IN PHOTOS: Private bus and truck drivers protest against new hit-and-run laws
Updated On: 01 January, 2024 05:42 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Private bus and truck drivers across different states staged a protest against new hit-and-run laws, which attracts a 7-10 year prison sentence for drivers falling foul of it. Pics/PTI
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Private bus and truck drivers across different states staged a protest against new hit-and-run laws, which attracts a 7-10 year prison sentence for drivers falling foul of it. Pics/PTI
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The ongoing strike has impacted the movement of buses and trucks
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On Sunday, hundreds of truck and commercial vehicle drivers protesting the new penal laws for hit and run cases blocked the national highway number 2 near Dankuni toll plaza in West Bengal`s Hooghly district for around two hours, police said, reported the PTI
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They started blocking the road at around 10.30 am on Sunday at Chanditala by burning tyres and parking their vehicles in the middle of the road, the police said
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Senior police officers from Chanditala and Dankuni police stations rushed to the spot to persuade truck drivers to lift the blockade on December 31
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Police cleared the road blockade and movement of vehicles started at 12.50 pm on Sunday, an officer said
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Meanwhile, the drivers enforced a `chakka jam` on Pithampur Highway in Dhar by putting obstacles on the road
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