Transporters protest against severe losses due to shutdown

Say they have no money to repay loans to banks

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 06-Oct-2016

Stating that their livelihood has been badly affected owing to continuous strikes, a group of transporters on Thursday staged protest against continuous strike.The transporters assembled at press colony and raised slogans against the present uncertainty which according to them is prevailing across Kashmir Valley. “From past three months we are sitting idle at home. We can’t earn owing to strike. Our livelihood is getting affected,” said a protester.Holding placards the protesters sat on a dharna in Press colony. Protesters said they are even unable to feed their families as their saving has now exhausted during past three months of strike. "We are also unable to bear education expenses of our children and day to day household expenses; some of us even can't afford for treatment of those ill at home," protesters said.The protesters said they have suffered huge losses owing to strike and no one is going to compensate their losses. Mohammad Shafi an owner of 2 Taxi Cabs said that "with no business the interest is accumulating and the private bank is not going to waive of interest in any case, this is an addition to livelihood crisis faced by us. We are badly trapped in a vicious cycle". (KNS)