Petrol pumps may observe nationwide strike on Nov 15th, here’s why

Petrol dealers across the nation have threatened that they will go on full strike on November 15th, if their demands to increase commission aren’t fulfilled. Presently, the dealers are on a two-day no-purchase strike.

Also, it has been confirmed by the Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD) that from tomorrow onwards, fuel will be sold on petrol pumps for limited hours and the petrol pumps won’t be operating on Sundays or any government holidays.

Rajiv Amaram, joint secretary of CIPD, a one-day strike will be observed by all the petrol pumps across the country id the companies don’t pay heed to their demands. He also said in Telangana alone, over 1,400 truckloads of petrol and diesel was not lifted yesterday and today by petroleum dealers in the state.

"We have stopped purchasing petroleum products yesterday and today. From tomorrow, we will sell petrol or diesel or any other product according to government office timings like 9 AM to 6 PM. We will also not sell on Sundays or any other government holidays. If the government does not listen to us then we will call for a strike on November 15," Amaram told PTI.

The CIPD has demanded implementation of the recommendations made by the Apoorva Chandra Committee in 2011 which were over Rs 4 for petrol and about Rs 3 for diesel per litre