Srinagar, Feb 23, KDC: The All J&K Transporters Welfare Association has deferred their proposed indefinite strike call from February 24 following an assurance from the government to consider their demands, including roll back of toll tax.
Shabir Matt, Chairman of the association told News Agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that the decision to defer the strike call till further notice was taken following an assurance during a meeting by the Commissioner Secretary Transport to consider the issues, including roll back of toll charges and hike in fare tariffs.
He said Transporters associated with the association, which had called for the strike from February 24, had deferred their decision following this.
Earlier, the Transporters association had decided to indefinitely keep their vehicles off the roads across the country from February 24, accusing the government of failing to take any action on their demands. Their main demands are to rollback toll tax besides a review on hike in fare tariffs. (KDC)
Assurance to transporters at the cost of general public ‘ll B a move to break the back of common masses by hiking the fare-tarrifs & prices of other essential commodities over which there seemz ‘no control of the Govt’ have already been hiked due to un-abated rise in petrolium goods’ prices which has caused an alarming unrest throughout the country will prove counter productive.Rather than overburdening the alread broken common man,Govt should thìnk of measures & try to control the ‘ghost’ of dearness by other available means such as cut-off in taxes ,roll back already raised taxes and giving packages to the Tranport industry by enhancing the life span of vehicles from 15 to 20 year etc etc.