Commercial vehicle owners in Mizoram to go on strike over fuel price hike

Commercial vehicle owners in Mizoram have decided to go on an indefinite strike from October 23 demanding reduction in prices of fuel. The price of petrol has been hiked from Rs 93.93 to Rs 99.24 per litre, while the diesel rate has been increased to Rs 88.02 from Rs 82.62 for a litre from September 1. The Mizoram government, after a cabinet meeting, on October 17 announced it would not roll back the hike in fuel prices. Protesting the decision, 11 commercial vehicle owners' associations on Saturday called for the indefinite strike. Initially, the commercial vehicle owners had decided to go on an indefinite strike from October 14 but withdrew their plan after Chief Minister Lalduhoma requested them to be patient and wait till the cabinet meeting on October 16. A statement issued by Mizoram Commercial Vehicle Union (MCVU) said that the meeting of the union held on Saturday decided that all commercial vehicles will remain off the roads for an indefinite period from October 23 as the