Indefinite transport strike in West Bengal from Friday
July 23rd, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANSKolkata, July 23 (IANS) At least 17 associations of commercial vehicle operators in West Bengal will go on indefinite strike from Friday, to protest the state government’s decision to ban all commercial vehicles that are over 15 years old.
“We’re sticking to our stand to call the strike if the state government does not pay any attention to our interests,” said Sarnakamal Saha of Kolkata Metropolitian Bus and Minibus Owners’ Association.
State Transport Minister Subhas Chakraborty is scheduled to hold a meeting with transport operators at Netaji Indoor Stadium Thursday evening in a bid to resolve the issue.
The Calcutta High Court July 2008 ordered ban on commercial vehicles registered before Jan 1, 1993, from Kolkata and its outskirts. It said the order should be implemented by Dec 31, 2008, in the Kolkata Metrapolitan Area (KMA), which includes parts of North and South 24-Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly districts.
Later, the date for imposing the ban was put off till July 31, 2009, following a state government plea.
The state government decided to phase out old vehicles from July 25 to implement the court order.
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