<p>Kolkata : Hundreds of truck and commercial vehicle drivers protesting the new penal laws for hit and run cases blocked the national highway number 2 near Dankuni toll plaza in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday for around two hours, police said.</p>.<p>They started blocking the road at around 10.30 am at Chanditala by burning tyres and parking their vehicles in the middle of the road, the police said.</p>.<p>Senior police officers from Chanditala and Dankuni police stations rushed to the spot to persuade truck drivers to lift the blockade.</p>.<p>Police cleared the road blockade and movement of vehicles started at 12.50 pm, an officer said.</p>.<p>'We've been told the new laws impose a 10-year jail term and a Rs 7 lakh fine for hit-and-run cases,' said one of the protesting truck drivers.</p>
<p>Kolkata : Hundreds of truck and commercial vehicle drivers protesting the new penal laws for hit and run cases blocked the national highway number 2 near Dankuni toll plaza in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday for around two hours, police said.</p>.<p>They started blocking the road at around 10.30 am at Chanditala by burning tyres and parking their vehicles in the middle of the road, the police said.</p>.<p>Senior police officers from Chanditala and Dankuni police stations rushed to the spot to persuade truck drivers to lift the blockade.</p>.<p>Police cleared the road blockade and movement of vehicles started at 12.50 pm, an officer said.</p>.<p>'We've been told the new laws impose a 10-year jail term and a Rs 7 lakh fine for hit-and-run cases,' said one of the protesting truck drivers.</p>