Dilli Chalo | Truckers body announces strike in North India from December 8

The All India Motor Transport Congress also threatened to take the strike to the entire country if the government failed to heed to the farmers' demands

December 02, 2020 07:38 pm | Updated 09:00 pm IST - NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI 02/12/2020: Farmers protest at Singhu border against Centre's new farm laws, in Delhi on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI 02/12/2020: Farmers protest at Singhu border against Centre's new farm laws, in Delhi on Wednesday.

The all-India truckers' confederation on Wednesday announced that they will go on strike in North India from December 8 in support of the farmers' agitation.

The All India Motor Transport Congress also threatened to take the strike to the entire country if the government failed to heed to the farmers' demands, according to its president, Kultaran Singh Atwal.

"The entire North India is affected and thousands of trucks carrying food, vegetables and other perishable and non-perishable items coming from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, J&K are impacted and we still support them as 65% of the trucks are engaged in carrying farm produce," Mr Atwal said in a statement.

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