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Lorry association warns of intensifying protest, 'today's strike just a trailer'

Karnataka State Lorry Owners and Agents Association held a protest against the increase in price of diesel and the government's policy of scrapping old vehicles which would mean 1.65 lakh trucks will be off the road.

President GR Shanmugappa who led the protest said, the state government should drop the value added tax (VAT) at least which the association is demanding from the last two months.

"The Union government should take immediate steps to reduce the cess while the state government should reduce the value added tax (VAT) by Rs 4, otherwise it will be extremely difficult to run the business," he said.

The association said, today's strike is only a token in which about two lakh trucks are off the roads and from March 15 the protest will be intensified.