India, Feb. 19 -- Private buses, trucks, tempos and trailers across Maharashtra have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from March 5 if their demands aren't met within a fortnight. Their most pressing demand is the removal of the e-challan system which has accrued over Rs.4500 crore worth fines on 1.5 million heavy vehicles since 2019.

Representatives of the Maharashtra Transporters Action Committee (M-TAC), which includes operators of private buses, trucks, tempos, trailers, school buses, taxis and autorickshaws, said they would halt operations and park their vehicles on roads if the government fails to take a decision in the upcoming Cabinet session.

On Wednesday, representatives of the M-TAC announced that they will be forced i...