The All-India Motor Transport Congress has threatened to launch a nation-wide indefinite strike if the Union government fails to roll back the hike in diesel prices and third party insurance premium and revise the toll rates on highways in a month’s time. The AIMTC had a meeting in Mumbai on September 18 to discuss the impact of diesel prices hike over and above Rs. 5 a litre. President of the Federation of Karnataka Lorry Owners’ Association B. Chenna Reddy said the cost of operation has touched Rs. 13.5 a km with the recent diesel price hike. Truck operators have no option but to increase freight rates, thereby severely affecting the common man. The AIMTC has been disputing the levy of toll on national highways and claiming that the licences for private partners to collect toll have been given beyond the break-even period.