Petrol price hike: Truck owners to strike from June 18
Bengaluru, June 16: The Federation of All India Trucks Owners Association has decided to conduct indefinite strike from June 18 against the central government for hiking the petroleum products and increasing the third party insurance premium.
Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, Federation of All India Goods Transportation Vehicles Owners Associations president B Channa Reddy said that the central government has been increasing the prices of petroleum products regularly. Moreover, it has increased the third party insurance premium amount which is unscientific. This would have a burden on the truck owners and employees, he said.
They have to repay the loans taken to purchase lorries. Every day, they have to pay toll taxes in highways. Lorry owners have been facing lot of problems daily. But without taking their problems into consideration, the central government has been taking anti-lorry owners decisions, he said.
In 2012, one litre of diesel was costing Rs 45.73 and now, it was increased to Rs 66.37. In the same way, petrol price in 2012 was Rs 73.5, but now it was increased to Rs 75.06 and it varies from state to state. As a result, the truck owners were facing lot of problems. So, it has become inevitable for them to conduct indefinite strike seeking fulfillment of their demands, he said.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
