Shillong, Nov 6: A day after the arrest of Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Drivers Association (MCTODA) president Mosklandar Marngar was arrested, truckers continued to protest in Mawryngkneng on Thursday.

MCTODA is demanding the immediate release of their leaders and members from police custody. Speaking to the media, an MCTODA leader said the association is not seeking to create law and order issues but rather to assert their rights and demand fair treatment from cement companies in East Jaintia Hills.

The association wants rates prescribed by the state government for transportation within Meghalaya to be extended outside the state as well. The state government’s argument to this is that the Meghalaya government cannot set rates when the trucks cross state lines.

MCTODA has rece

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