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With the strike of commercial drivers entering third day in Odisha, passenger bus services, and transportation of petroleum products and milk were affected across the state. The Odisha Drivers' Mahasangha announced continuance of its stir even as the state transport commissioner Amitabh Thakur expressed optimism that the agitation would end soon. Drivers across the country were on strike over the recently enacted hit-and-run' Law under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which replaces the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Mahasangh is part of the All-India strike. "Our strike will continue as discussions are still underway with both the state and Central governments," Mahasangha president Prashant Menduli told reporters. The drivers also said that there was a provision for imprisonment of two years under Section 304 of the IPC for accidents. As per the provisions in the BNS, drivers who cause a serious road accident by negligent driving and run away without informing police

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