Truckers to launch ‘Jis Ka Mal, Uska Hamal’ today

Fed up with what they termed as continued apathy of the government in checking the soaring fuel prices and continued hike in toll and insurance premiums, truckers from Dharwad district have decided to

Fed up with what they termed as continued apathy of the government in checking the soaring fuel prices and continued hike in toll and insurance premiums, truckers from Dharwad district have decided to launch “Jis Ka Mal, Uska Hamal” protest on Thursday. Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Tuesday, Dharwad Lorry Owners and Transportation Association president and former Mayor Iqbal Jawali said that apart from hike in diesel prices, increase in toll and vehicle insurance premiums and monthly “payment” to the police had pushed the truckers into deep trouble. Mr. Jawali said that as a practice, truck owners used to get loading and unloading of consignments done on their own without charging anything from customers. But due to severe economic crisis and the continued rise in prices had left truckers high and dry and they are not in a position to pay headload workers (hamalis) for loading and unloading goods.