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| Truckers end Strike | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Jan 12: Truckers on Monday called off their eight-day-old strike "unconditionally", a development that would restore movements of essential goods and ease price pressure, even as the government assured looking into their demands.
The decision to withdraw the agitation, which had distrupted the movement of commercial and essential goods leading to a huge loos of business, came after the agitating All India Motor Transport Congrees held detailed discussions with Transport Minister TR Baalu after his meeting with state trasnport ministers.
Jointly announcing the decision to end the stir, Baalu told reporters: "The strike has been called off. The demands of the AIMTC will be looked into by a committee to be chaired by Transport Secretary Brahm Dutt."
He said the committee will submit within eight weeks its report on the demands raised by the AIMTC and others, adding that leaders arrested in relation with the stir including the apex body's President and other office bearers woule be released.
A joint statement by the government and AIMTC members said "the AIMTC withdraws the strike unconditionally. Transport services shall be restored forthwith." Talking to reporters on the occasion, AIMTC ex-President Gurinder Pal Singh said, "The Government has agreed to consider our demands within eight weeks and also assured us release of our arrested leaders within a day or two after taking legal advice."
According to the agreement reached, the AIMTC will make a detailed representation on service tax notices, not deducting TDS from truck freight payments, cut in tyre prices by way removing import restrictions, reduction in duties and a single national permit.
The issues will be taken up by the Department of Road Transport and Highways (DoRTH) with other ministries and departments concerned.
Joint Secretary Transport SK Dash will be the convener of the committee, which will have three finance secretaries and four transport commissioners of states, along with four members from the AIMTC and one from the All India Confederation of Goods Vehicles Owners' Associations (ACOGOA). "The committee will oversee and advise the government on on the all-India permit and other issues," Baalu said
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