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Truckers stir from today

Bhubaneswar April 13. Over 27 lakh trucks will go off the highways all over the country from tomorrow in support of the indefinite `chakka jam' agitation called by the All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to press for its ten-point charter of demands.

The demands include immediate fixation of freight for trucks, abolition of golden card system and keeping truckers outside the purview of VAT, the AIMTC president, Om Prakash Agarwal, said here today. — PTI

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