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Truckers strike: Vegetable prices in Delhi shoot up

New Delhi: Vegetable prices have almost doubled with vendors at Delhi's Adazpur wholesale vegetable market blaming the truckers' strike for supply shortages. "There is a shortage of a few vegetables, if the strike continues. We will face more problems," claimed Rajinder Kumar, a wholesale vegetable selle ....Read more

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trucks strikeBy: rohit khaitan | Friday , 9 Jan '09 17:13:39 PM Reply | Forward A big private oil comapny pays hefty bribes to politicians across party lines to keep the prices of petroleum products high in the country. Further oil companies today are making rs. 16 per litre on petrol, diesel and other hefty profits on other petroleum products. Price of plastic is 50 percent more than what it should be. Also most toll nakas are owned by people who are close to the corrupt ministers. A large share of this loot goes to politicans and media bigwigs. So if the politicians act in public interest and give in to the justifiable demands of the truck owners their flow of corrupt money will stop. This is the whole drama everywhere be it congress in rajasthan, bjp in gujarat or mayawati in UP.

TRUCK STRIKEBy: Paraameswaran M.K. | Thursday , 8 Jan '09 21:25:47 PM Reply | Forward After puting the common people into hardship, the Govt will take initiation to settle the strike. This is what we had seen in the past. If Govt could take timely action, this type of situation could be avoided.. If the strike contineous, the prices of essential commodities will shoot sky high. All concerned are requested to take immediate action.

not badBy: pbb | Thursday , 8 Jan '09 12:02:19 PM Reply | Forward I would say there should be strike atleast once in a month for minimum one day, always. This will help save money in importing fuel, less pollution, safe roads to some extent, holiday to drivers/cleaners and other benefits.

A Law is needed .By: Shiva shankar | Thursday , 8 Jan '09 10:40:57 AM Reply | Forward As usual its the common people like us who is going to suffer for hike in price of all commodities .A Law should be brought so that no civil supply organization can go on strike more than one day at a time.

Trucker's strike lifts Delhi smog!By: Manas Fuloria | Thursday , 8 Jan '09 10:30:05 AM Reply | Forward As the trucks stay off the streets, the smog is clearing and the blue skies are showing through! Today's a nice sunny day in Delhi. Can we find a permanent solution to the tons of poison these decrepit trucks push into the air each day?

Truckers' strikeBy: J John | Thursday , 8 Jan '09 9:09:36 AM Reply | Forward The Govt. cannot be so insensitive to the truckers' plight. The concerned ministry should study the working and problems being faced by truck operators. Unless the truckers earn decent profit, they cannot survive. There is urgent need to settle this issue. Govt. cannot behave like a dictator. Govt. should take initiative and settle the issue. A mechanism should also be put in place incorporating the cost structure and revision of transportation charges. See the railway, being a govt. unit, they can revise the tariff and rate at will and nobody question them !!

Government is a DictatorBy: Raman | Thursday , 8 Jan '09 17:28:35 PM Reply | Forward Several of the elected members in the Government have criminal backgrounds, hence acting with reason and responsibility is not expected. We are certain to see more such unreasonable behavior in furure.

opportunistic ministers oil barons and media.By: rohit khaitan | Friday , 9 Jan '09 17:06:26 PM Reply | Forward Several ministers across party lines get hefty bribes from big oil companies. These oil companies are making more than 16 rs per litre and pass on a share of this loot to the ruling and opposition parties and the big shots in media. Also most of the toll nakas in the country are run by relatives or the people close to the ministers. Truck drivers or common man is not as powerful as these companies and ministers are. Hence we still pay rs.50 a litre for petrol. I hope the strike continues till these corrupt politicians are forced to reduce the prices. I am ever ready to hungry for a few days if we can teach a lesson to these big companies and corrupt politicians.