The unions had placed two demands before the state government on Friday. 'Hit-and-run penal section in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita need to be made null and void and the Rs seven lakh rupee fine be made null and void,' an official said
Bhaskar Deb, general secretary of the Khasi Hills Tourist Taxi Association, said the Greater Guwahati Tourist Taxi Association, among others, requested them to participate in the strike.
The agitators included members of the Tripura Private Transport Mazdoor MahaSangh, which is affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) trade union front Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
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