Mysuru, April 17 -- Lorry strike entered its third day today, with lorry operators refusing to give in to the assurances of the State Government to address their demands at the earliest. On the other hand, Transport Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy has convened a meeting of lorry operators in Bengaluru later in the day.

With lorry operators on indefinite strike since Apr. 14 midnight, the people, especially farmers are feeling the heat, with disruption in supply of fertilisers, manures, food grains and also motor pumpsets. The vendors and dealers who have placed orders, are waiting for the lorry strike to end to resume the supplies, seeking time from the customers to cater to their demand.

An irrigation motor pumpset dealer on Ramavilas Road...