July 02, 2008	Wednesday	Jamadi-us-Sani 27, 1429

NEW DELHI: Millions of Indian truckers were set to strike to protest an increase in fuel taxes after talks with the government failed, their union leader said on Tuesday according to a report.

“There will be no trucks on the roads from midnight tonight as the talks with the government did not produce any result,” Gurinder Pal Singh of the All-India Motor Transport Congress was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India.

The transport body said 4.8 million trucks would stay off the roads on Wednesday. The truckers want the government to make the duty on diesel uniform so they do not have to pay higher rates for premium diesel. The strike was announced as the federal government faces increasing pressure to curb prices, with inflation touching a 13-year high of more than 11 percent.—AFP