Truck drivers' protests called off after government assurances on new hit-and-run law

 After a meeting with Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, the All India Motor Transport Association (AIMTC) decided to end the nationwide truck drivers protests against the new hit-and-run law. The government assured the members of the transport body that the new laws have not been implemented yet and will only be implemented after consultation with AIMTC.


"We met and discussed the provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and all issues have been resolved. The new laws have nor been implemented yet and will only be implemented after consultation with AIMTC," Malkit Singh Bal, the chairman of the AIMTC said. 


The transport body said that the truck drivers strike will end soon and all the drivers must resume the operations. 



The truck drivers have announced a strike against the increase in punishment in the hit-and-run cases under the new criminal code- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The new provisions prescribe a jail term of up to 10 years or ₹7 lakh fine if a truck driver flees an accident spot or fails to report the incident to the authorities. In the erstwhile Indian Penal Code (IPC), the punishment for the offense was 2 years imprisonment.


Truck drivers across states including Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh are protesting against the proposed strict punishment under Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita in hit-and-run cases. Under the new law, the punishment for hit-and-run cases has been significantly increased from the previous two years under the IPC. The protest has led to panic buying with people queuing up at petrol pumps since Monday night in cities like Nagpur. Home ministry is scheduled to hold a meeting with truckers representatives this evening. Meanwhile, Congress party chief Mallikarjun Kharge came out in support of the protesting truck drivers and accused the government of "penalising the poor" while stalling investment in the infrastructure sector. The Centre held talks with the All India Motor Transport Congress. After holding a meeting with Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, AIMTC chief Amrit Lal Madan urged the truck drivers to call off their strike and assured them that the stringent provisions will not be imposed for now.

There are stringent provision under the recently enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which imposes a punishment of up to 10 years or a fine of Rs 7 lakh in hit-and-run case. Hardly a driver gets a salary of Rs 7,000 to Rs 10,000 a month, how would he able to pay?


The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) on Tuesday after their meeting with the Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that the new provision of imposing ten years of punishment and fine that for hit and run cases has been kept on hold. "Until the next meeting of the All India Motor Transport Congress is held no laws will be imposed," said Amritlal Madan, President of AIMTC.


"We had a discussion with All India Motor Transport Congress representatives, govt wants to say that the new rule has not been implemented yet, we all want to say that before implementing Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 106/2, we will have a discussion with All India Motor Transport Congress representatives and then only we will take a decision," said Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla. Further, the Government and the transporters appeal to the truck drivers to resume work.


The truck and bus drivers, along with petrol pumps were protesting against the newly enacted Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which has a provision for hit-and-run cases. The new penal actions in hit-and-run cases have raised concerns among drivers who now face the possibility of a 10-year jail term for fleeing and not reporting fatal accidents.


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