India, July 2 -- From Wednesday, operators of heavy vehicles-containers, trucks and multi-axles-will go on strike to protest allegedly unfair e-challans and no entry rules. Bus operators, who were to be a part of the strike, have deferred it till July 6; drivers and staff of private buses will instead wear black bands around their arms as a mark of protest.

The associations heading heavy vehicles said that the strike would stop the movement of 250,000 vehicles across Maharashtra. A meeting with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, to be held on July 2, is expected to resolve the issue.

The associations of heavy vehicles have raised four main issues which they want the government to address. Baba Shinde, a member of the Maharashtra State Go...