Bengaluru: Various road transport workers and owners’ organizations including state road transport workers’ union have extended their support to a nation-wide bandh called on September 2.

In a statement released on August 29, the state road transport workers’ association said that the union has decided extend their support for the nation wide Bandh called by All India Road Transport Workers’ Union and others against the newly proposed Road Transport Safety Bill by the central government. The union’s decision has already been conveyed to the department concerned and workers will remain off from duty on September 2.

The Bandh is called in protest against the bill which proposes hefty fine on traffic offenders and others. The union called the bill as “anti workers bill,” which by and large affects the daily chores of common man’s life, statement said. Other unions like goods and public transport, auto-rickshaw drivers’ associations, private transport unions and others too have extended their support for the bandh.