Truck unions to be revived if SAD-BSP form govt in Punjab: Badal
The Hindu
He also said a transporters welfare board would be established with a corpus of ₹ 25 crore.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday said all truck unions will be revived and a transporters welfare board with a corpus of ₹ 25 crore created if the SAD-BSP alliances is voted to power in the 2022 assembly elections.
Addressing the media here, he accused the Congress government of having "struck" at the very livelihood of small truckers by abolishing truck unions.
"We will revive truck unions to ensure small truckers get their due. We will also ensure there is no outside interference in the truck unions, including political interference, by laying down guidelines that only a member of the Union can become its president," he said.
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