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IN PHOTOS: Private bus and truck drivers protest against new hit-and-run laws

Updated On: 01 January, 2024 05:42 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Private bus and truck drivers across different states staged a protest against new hit-and-run laws, which attracts a 7-10 year prison sentence for drivers falling foul of it. Pics/PTI

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Bus and taxi drivers protest during their strike over the “stringent provisions” under proposed legislation on hit-and-run cases under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, in Bhopal, Monday. Pics/PTI
Bus and taxi drivers protest during their strike over the “stringent provisions” under proposed legislation on hit-and-run cases under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, in Bhopal, Monday. Pics/PTI
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The ongoing strike has impacted the movement of buses and trucks

The ongoing strike has impacted the movement of buses and trucks

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On Sunday, hundreds of truck and commercial vehicle drivers protesting the new penal laws for hit and run cases blocked the national highway number 2 near Dankuni toll plaza in West Bengal's Hooghly district for around two hours, police said, reported the PTI

On Sunday, hundreds of truck and commercial vehicle drivers protesting the new penal laws for hit and run cases blocked the national highway number 2 near Dankuni toll plaza in West Bengal's Hooghly district for around two hours, police said, reported the PTI

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They started blocking the road at around 10.30 am on Sunday at Chanditala by burning tyres and parking their vehicles in the middle of the road, the police said

They started blocking the road at around 10.30 am on Sunday at Chanditala by burning tyres and parking their vehicles in the middle of the road, the police said

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Senior police officers from Chanditala and Dankuni police stations rushed to the spot to persuade truck drivers to lift the blockade on December 31

Senior police officers from Chanditala and Dankuni police stations rushed to the spot to persuade truck drivers to lift the blockade on December 31

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Police cleared the road blockade and movement of vehicles started at 12.50 pm on Sunday, an officer said

Police cleared the road blockade and movement of vehicles started at 12.50 pm on Sunday, an officer said

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Meanwhile, the drivers enforced a 'chakka jam' on Pithampur Highway in Dhar by putting obstacles on the road

Meanwhile, the drivers enforced a 'chakka jam' on Pithampur Highway in Dhar by putting obstacles on the road

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