The transporters continued with their strike on the second day on Friday and decided to go ahead with it till the demands are met.
The halting of the vehicles transporting the public and goods had no visible effect so far but continuation of the strike might create problem in the supply chain and would definitely hamper the demand side.
Associations supporting the strike claimed that in the next 2-3 days the effect would create panic as the stocks would deplete and the demand could not be met. The storage would not support for long and the people would find hard to get the daily needs and other commodities.
According to an official figure in a day the strike is causing a loss of Rs 65 crore to the state government and if the strike continues the loss would be enormous.
The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) would stage a protest in Delhi on Saturday and transporters from the state would be attending.
Relief in the TDS deduction and unifying toll tax system were the major demands raised by the transporters who began strike on Thursday.
Interestingly, district collector Nishant Warwade was not aware that the bus operators have joined the goods transporters, which was surprising. He claimed that if he would have been aware of the public transport strike he would have worked to restore the public transport and said an FIR would be registered against those involved in the strike.
Providing relief for the people, the goods transporters have continued to transport medicines, milk, fruits and vegetables.
On Friday a meeting was convened by ADM BS Jamod in which the school bus operators have been asked to maintain smooth functioning of the buses and assured that the hooligans would be dealt strictly. Public transport buses chose to stay away from the roads after they joined the protest.