C. Naveen Reddy, President of the association, said that the members held a meeting to discuss the new law and decided to go on strike from January 17.
Policy & Industry News: India's hit-and-run law, which sparked nationwide protests, has led to fear of supply shortages. The law, part of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, imposes
Truck and bus drivers protest: Thousands of truckers are protesting against the stringent the new laws for hit-and-run cases, causing disruptions on major inter-state highways and key roads in many parts of the country. They are demanding a rollback of the new stringent provisions. There were reports of some clashes with the police as they tried to clear traffic.
Most trucks transporting chilled milk from cooperatives or farms and a handful of corporates in Maharashtra s hinterland, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh have been held over as drivers have abandoned them since January 1 morning, according to the Mumbai Milk Producers Association (MMPA). Thousands of trucks are stuck midway due to protests and strike.