Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the new law that has provision for a 10 year jail term and imposition of Rs. 7 lakh penalty for drivers in hit-and-run accident cases, the lorry owners of the city and district have called for an indefinite truckers strike starting from midnight tomorrow.
Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Mysuru District Lorry Owners Association President B. Kodandaramu said that lorries will stay off the roads indefinitely from midnight tomorrow (Jan. 17), until the Union Government repeals the new stringent law which has a provision for 10-year conviction and Rs. 7 lakh penalty to lorry and other goods vehicle drivers in hit-and-run cases.
