India Truckers Call Off Strike After Talks With Modi Government

Government to consult union on penalty in hit-and-run cases
Home Ministry asks truck drivers to return to their jobs

Truck drivers protesting against hit and run law in Ghaziabad on Jan. 2.Photographer: Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times/Getty Images

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By Akriti Sharma

January 3, 2024 at 5:20 AM UTC

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A union of truck and bus operators in India has asked members to end their two-day-old strike after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government assured them that it will implement the new penalties in hit-and-run cases only after consultations.