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Truckers call off strike

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar
Last Updated : Jan 15 2014 | 10:42 PM IST
The All Odisha Truck Owners' Association tonight decided to call off its proposed indefinite strike from midnight of January 16.
"As the state government has fulfilled all the eight demands made by the association, we have decided to call off the agitatiion," said Rabi Satpathy, the truck owners' association.
Besides agreeing to riase the truck fare, the government also assured the association not to engage private firm to issue fitness certificates to trucks, Satpath said.
The decision of the Association came after an assurance from Commerce and Transport minister Subrat Tarai to look into its 8-point charter of demands.
Above 1 lakh trucks were ready to participate in the proposed strike, satpathy said.

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First Published: Jan 15 2014 | 10:42 PM IST

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