Kolkata: Truck drivers in Haldia and certain areas of Khidirpore, located approximately 122 km and 8 km away, respectively, in West Bengal, have taken to the streets in protest. The drivers and truckers are expressing their discontent with the stringent 'hit-and-run' provision in the recently enacted penal law. The protest reflects the concerns and dissatisfaction within the trucking community regarding the new legal provisions related to hit-and-run incidents., Kolkata News, Times Now
Amid an ongoing strike by fuel-tanker drivers against stricter punishments in hit-and-run cases in the new law, Chandigarh on Tuesday imposed a temporary restriction on the sale of petrol and diesel.