Nagpurkars queue up at gas stations out of concern for a fuel shortage
Truck drivers protested the new penal law's clause pertaining to hit-and-run incidents involving drivers by staging "rasta roko" rallies throughout the state on Monday. In several areas, the demonstrators brought up the possibility of a fuel scarcity.
According to a report by the news agency PTI, an office-bearer of the Petroleum Dealers Association stated that several gas pumps in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district have already ceased to function.
In Nagpur city, long lines have formed at several gas stations. As truck drivers demonstrate against the hit-and-run rule, people swarm gas outlets to fill up their cars out of worry that there won't be enough fuel.
A policeman was hurt when truck drivers in Thane temporarily stopped traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in the Mira Bhayandar region and threw stones at law enforcement officers. Stones were thrown, damaging a police car. They stated protests involving road blockades also took place in the districts of Gondia, Kolhapur, Nagpur, and Solapur. The officials stated that the situation in Navi Mumbai and surrounding areas is under control.
