Long queues had been witnessed at petrol pumps in varied components of the nation on Tuesday (January 2) morning, because the Transport Association and drivers protested in opposition to the stringent ‘hit-and-run’ provision in the brand new penal law. People had been seen lining up on the petrol pump in varied cities to get the tanks stuffed. A wave of protests swept by means of a number of states because the drivers and truckers expressed their dissatisfaction in opposition to the brand new law.
According to the brand new law which changed the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) offers up to 10 years of punishment for fleeing the spot of accident and never reporting the incident.
Long queues at petrol pumps in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala as Transport Association, drivers protest in opposition to new law on hit and run circumstances.
Long queues had been additionally witnessed at petrol pumps in Nagpur.
Protests in Maharashtra
At the Majiwada petrol pump, the busiest in Thane metropolis, it tppl abput an hour to fill petrol and diesel right here due to giant variety of autos. People from Bhiwandi and Mumbra cities had been additionally seen coming right here to purchase petrol. Fuel autos haven’t arrived at Majiwada petrol pump for the final 2 days. If gas just isn’t equipped by midday, this petrol pump can even be closed by 4 pm, the officers stated.
Many petrol pumps in Thane and its surrounding cities are both closed or there’s little or no gas left in these petrol pumps.
Protests in Madhya Pradesh
Several petrol pumps had been shut in Bhopal due to interruption in supply of the gas right this moment whereas a number of others continued to face long queues since morning. People headed to the pump to get their tanks crammed with the apprehension of crunch in gas due to protests. Drivers of business autos, together with vans and tankers, stopped work in components of Madhya Pradesh on Monday and blocked roads at some locations to protest in opposition to the availability in the brand new penal law relating to hit-and-run accident circumstances involving motorists.
Transport Minister Rao Uday Pratap Singh appealed to the agitating drivers to talk about the difficulty with the federal government.
“Enacting a law doesn’t mean it was made to take penal action against them. They should sort out the issue through discussions. We will talk to them,” he stated, including that the federal government will guarantee clean motion of individuals and autos on precedence.
Drivers additionally blocked the Mumbai-Agra National Highway and some roads in Indore, affecting the motion of autos and important commodities.
Protests in Chhattisgarh
Drivers of business buses and truckers on Monday stopped work and staged protests at a number of locations in Chhattisgarh demanding the withdrawal of the availability in the brand new penal law. The protests prompted inconvenience to a number of commuters and likewise affected the transportation of products to an extent.
(With inputs from businesses)
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