<p class="bodytext">The nationwide transporters' strike received mixed response from various parts of the country on the sixth consecutive day today, amid continued deadlock between truckers' union AIMTC and the government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), which claims support of 93 lakh truckers, started a nationwide indefinite strike on July 20.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Transporters' demands include a reduction in central and state taxes by getting diesel under the GST so that price of the deregulated commodity can be reduced.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The government has not initiated any negotiations and deadlock continues. We will intensify our agitation," AIMTC Core Committee Chairman Bal Malkit Singh said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Essential commodities have been kept out of the strike.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), however, said that the strike has failed to make much impact.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The nationwide transporters' strike received mixed response from various parts of the country on the sixth consecutive day today, amid continued deadlock between truckers' union AIMTC and the government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), which claims support of 93 lakh truckers, started a nationwide indefinite strike on July 20.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Transporters' demands include a reduction in central and state taxes by getting diesel under the GST so that price of the deregulated commodity can be reduced.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The government has not initiated any negotiations and deadlock continues. We will intensify our agitation," AIMTC Core Committee Chairman Bal Malkit Singh said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Essential commodities have been kept out of the strike.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (IFTRT), however, said that the strike has failed to make much impact.</p>