The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has called for a two-day token ‘chakka jam’, motor strike, on October 9 and 10 in protest against what the congress described as “disruptive” Goods and Services Tax (GST) and new policies in the transport sector.
A statement issued here on Wednesday by the AIMTC, which claims to represent 93 lakh truckers and approximately 50 lakh bus and passenger vehicle operators in the country, claimed that there was “utter confusion, chaos and disruption” due to the various policies in the transport sector and the new tax regime introduced by the Centre.
The truckers alleged that they were being coerced into registration and that sale of used business assets attracted GST, which was a case of double taxation.
