Fresh attacks on truckers in Kashmir, strike from today

Fresh attacks on truckers in Kashmir, strike from today

PTIUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 12:47 PM IST
Fresh attacks on  truckers in Kashmir,  strike from today

Jammu : Two drivers were injured and 17 tankers damaged in alleged stone-pelting attacks by protesters in Kashmir Valley on Sunday, prompting the truckers to announce a strike from Monday. “Two drivers have been injured and 17 tankers damaged in fresh attacks by mobs and in stone-pelting in Kashmir Valley today,” All Jammu and Kashmir Oil Tankers Association (JKOTA) president Anan Sharma told PTI here.

Meanwhile, All J&K Goods Carrier Association has announced that truckers operating in Kashmir, Ladakh and other parts of the state have decided to observe a “complete strike” from Monday in protest against the increasing attacks on trucks and the drivers in the Valley.