Hyderabad: Why truck drivers’ strike is becoming a disaster for fuel supply and traffic flow

Hyderabad: The beginning of the new year has been bad for most people. Fuel shortage and congested roads will force the country to sleep in 2024. Social network platforms are filled with photos and videos of people waiting in long queues for gasoline. Are you curious to know what exactly is causing the shortage of gasoline at petrol pumps and complete chaos on the roads? Truck drivers protest against anti-aircraft fire and new law on fugitives. Already around 2,000 petrol suppliers, mainly in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab and some in Hyderabad, are left without fuel stocks as threats by some truck drivers unions entered the second day on Tuesday. What is the salary of truck drivers? Some operators of trucks, buses and tank trucks will start a three-day levy on Monday against the strict norms of jail and fine prescribed in the new penal law Indian Justice Code (BNS) for rape and escape cases. The new law, which replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, introduced a jail term of up to 10 years and/or a fine of Rs 7 lakh for reckless driving and serious traffic accidents caused by conductors. Then he ran away without informing the police. Truck drivers said that most truck drivers choose to get involved in even minor accidents, otherwise they would have to risk mafia justice and losing their lives. He said that although mobsters generally go unpunished, it is unjust to impose harsh punishment on conductors. There are approximately 1 lakh trucks that deliver gasoline and diesel from the depots of petrol companies to gasoline suppliers. What else will you see impacted? If the lockdown extends beyond three days or a pan-India movement is launched, essential supplies of vegetables, fruits and milk may also be affected. Impact has also been seen on the movement of GLP trucks. However, there are still questions regarding the shortcomings of GLP. what next? The Association of Motorized Transport of All India, a group of operators of trucks, has not yet called a meeting at the national level and its representatives will meet Home Ministry officials to express their concerns regarding the BNS.