Hey genious simplest way to explain this would be like this put left foot in one boat put right in another now try to go some where watch what happens.these companies moving away from what they do to some thing totally new dont sound like its a good sign as they have lost confidence in there main buisness but what do i no.you are da mang dat can make things happen few days ago u were saying what melt down now its a different tone i wonder what you will be saying after the effect of whacky tobacy runs out.
Ford sells jaguar tata buys jaguar ford not needing bail out tata asking english government for help why i thought they knew what they were doing uh oh
A transport strike is beginning to bite in India with operators pulling millions of trucks off the roads to demand a lowering of diesel prices.
The operators are also protesting against "steep" road tolls imposed by the government.
Talks with the government broke down over the weekend and up to six million trucks went off the roads as the indefinite strike began on Monday.
A prolonged strike could push up costs of essential goods, analysts say.
Inflation
Truck operators say they have been hit hard by the rising oil prices and the economic slowdown.(
what what slow down you morans zaheer khan the economist said no such thing in india)
"We are on an indefinite strike until our demands are met," news agency Reuters quoted Charan Singh Lohara, president of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), as saying.
The organisation says it represents six million trucks in India.
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The government is giving concessions and bailout packages to so many industries.(
damm these guys should have zaheer khans adress so they can see what he sees) Why not us when we are struggling to repay loans with high fuel prices, high prices of tyres and numerous taxes?" he asked.
It is too early for the strike to have had any firm impact, but if the protest continues, prices of essential goods are likely to rise, correspondents say.
Indian consumers are yet to recover from last year's high inflation figures which reached double digits a few months ago before coming down in the past few weeks.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | India truck strike over fuel cost