5kgs of rice per ton demands Driver Association

Mukesh Sharma: The Janmukti Himalaya National Highway Drivers Association (JHNHDA) President Uttam Rai today said that the strike will continue till justice is not imparted. The Association has demanded 5 kgs of rice per 1 ton within 88 hours of the deadline to the owners. The salary of the drivers are low and in top of that the owners has been chopping big amount leaving nothing to the drivers he added.He also informed that today the representative of the Siliguri Driver Association went to meet the FCI contractors but they were not present. Rai has also thanked the Siliguri Drivers Association who has come forward to support their cause.On the other hand the owners and the contractors have been conspiring against the drivers he added.It may be recalled here that the strike broke out protesting the monopoly of the owners and the divers.