Week-long truckers' strike likely to be called off today

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways assures to set up a committee to look into their grievances

Truckers are likely to call off their week-long strike on Friday as the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has given an assurance that it will set up a committee to look into their grievances. 

According to a senior road ministry official, transporters' body All India Motor Transport Congress and the road ministry would soon issue a joint statement regarding the development. Transporter union representatives met the central government officials today.

 

The transporters’ strike across the country had sent prices soaring in the south and