What Is The New Hit-And-Run Law And Why Are Trucker Drivers Opposing It?
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The truck drivers are voicing dissent against the hit-and-run law in the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The New Year started with massive traffic jams and long queues at petrol pumps, with citizens taking to social media to share images and videos. In some cities, ambulances were stuck in traffic for hours. The cause: a nationwide protest against the new hit-and-run law by truck drivers. Chaos at petrol pumps across India for refueling amid #TruckDriversProtest; All India Motor Transport Congress to meet today.@ghazalimohammad with more details on the story. pic.twitter.com/C1wVTBVa5t
Drivers on Monday launched a three-day protest, blocking highways and several other key roads across the country. Not only have the protests led to traffic jams but fears that fuel may soon run out has prompted citizens to rush to their nearest petrol pump.
The truck drivers are voicing dissent against the hit-and-run law in the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the criminal code that will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The BJP, beating pollsters' predictions and a huge anti-incumbency, won 48 seats in the 90-member house. Its rival, the Congress, which was expected to sweep the state, won 37 seats.
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PM Modi also attacked the Congress for trying to "spread lies among the Dalits", and accused it of "snatching reservation from Dalits and giving it to their vote bank".
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The incident occurred in Raebareli's Laxmanpur, where it is suspected that three sleepers kept in the field were pulled and brought on the track.