Nitin Gadkari welcomes AIMTC's decision to call off strike
Nitin Gadkari welcomes AIMTC's decision to call off strike
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Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (NT): After the All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) cancelled its nationwide strike, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, hailed the organization for the decision, as ANI reported.

Gadkari further stated the government was "sensitive" to the demands of the transporters.He added that a high-level committee was formed to look into the displeased demands.

"The decision of All India Motor Congress to end the strike is commendable. They have withdrawn their strike following the government's appeal. The government is sensitive to the demands of transporters. We had already accepted several demands. We have constituted a high-level committee to discuss the remaining demands," Gadkari wrote in micro blogging website twitter in Hindi.

Furthermore, Gadkari, while addressing a press conference here, assured the AIMTC of working on the things that have been decided.

"I am happy that they have called off the strike. Minister of Finance Piyush Goyal has been very helpful. I assure them that we will work on the things that have been decided," he further stated.

According to reports Road Transport Secretary YS Malik also expressed his gratitude towards the AIMTC for ending the strike.

"Their role in keeping the economy on track is integral. We'll try our best to solve their problems at the earliest," he was quoted by ANI.

Transport unions, led by the AIMTC, commenced the nationwide strike on July 20 over a number of demands including a slash in diesel prices and highway tolls.

The strike was declared after the talks between the AIMTC and the Union government failed. All-India Motor 

 

 

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