Drivers’ outfit stages protest over 11-point charter of demands

Bhubaneswar: Members of Odisha Drivers’ Association have staged a protest Monday at Master Canteen square demanding fulfillment of an 11-point charter of their demands including security and insurance cover for death due to accident, an office-bearer informed.

“Our association had organised a massive rally in the state capital a few months ago and submitted a memorandum to the government for immediate fulfillment of our demands, but to no avail. We will intensify our agitation if the demands are not met,” the office-bearer said.

“Drivers from as many as 314 blocks in 30 districts of Odisha joined the protest Monday. We will continue our agitation more aggressively until our 11-point charter of demands is fulfilled,” a protestor said.

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“State government has been misleading us by making false promises. We provide uninterrupted service in the state. No one seems to be concerned about our demands. We are not asking a place on the Moon; rather, our demands are genuine,” the protestor rued.

On the other hand, vehicular movement was partly disrupted for quite a couple of hours in the capital city due to the massive rally.

PNN