North East LPG cylinder carriers of IOC go on indefinite strike

North East LPG cylinder carriers of IOC go on indefinite strike

An IOC official, however, termed the strike as illegal.

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The decision to go for the shutdown was taken after a meeting called by the Food, Public Distribution & Consumer Affairs Department of Assam between IOC and the North East Packed LPG Transporter Association (NEPLTA) failed to yield any solution to the prolonged stalemate.

"The government called us yesterday to talk about our demands. We reiterated our old issues, mostly related to pending dues and low rates in the tenders. However, the IOC was reluctant to talk about those," NEPLTA chief adviser Kumud Nath told PTI.

The association had also written to the chief secretary on January 5, flagging the same issues and urged him to take necessary steps, he said.

"The government had called yesterday's meeting, accordingly, to find out a solution. But, the IOC officials were adamant not to look into our problems and the discussions did not bring out any positive outcome,” Nath said.