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The strike by truck, bus and taxi drivers against criminal justice reform has affected large parts of the country. Fuel supplies and food transport were disrupted. Long lines form at the gas pumps. The central government has started consensus talks with the unions. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the government.
The Indian Penal Code punishes the driver with a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of Rs 7 lakh if the driver runs over and kills a person in a car accident. The penalty for killing people through careless and negligent driving in the APC is two years. The drivers’ associations have called for a three-day protest starting on Monday and said that the new regulation with increased penalties could be widely abused. Trade unions in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, UP, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir are mainly protesting. Fuel supplies and food transport were affected. Long lines form at the gas pumps.
Clashes broke out between protesters and police in UP’s Mainpuri. V Eka Singh, Minister of State for Land Transport, replied that the provision was included with strict punishment to prevent injured people from being left on the road in case of an accident. But Congress leader Rahul Gandhi responded that legislation without discussion was an attack on democracy. Rahul Gandhi also blamed the bills for being introduced in Parliament during the mass suspension of MPs.
Long queues at petrol pumps as truck drivers’ protest against hit-and-runs affects supplies
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