Most petrol pump owners across the state threaten not to supply fuel for vehicles engaged by West Bengal administrations this time for forthcoming seven-phase Lok Sabha (LS) elections if their outstanding amount, more than Rs 2 crore, is not cleared.
Fuel retailers to keep petrol pumps shut in Kolkata in protest against rising petrol, diesel prices
The sharp spike in the prices has also led to a massive drop in the sale of fuel in the state, West Bengal Petroleum Dealers Association joint secretary Prasenjit Sen said In several districts of the state, including Darjeeling, Murshidabad and Nadia, petrol prices have already crossed the Rs 100-mark PTI
Updated Jul 04, 2021, 12:09 PM IST
Fuel retailers in Kolkata will shut operations for 30 minutes on July 7, protesting against the steep jump in petrol and diesel prices that are nearing Rs 100, a trade body official said on Saturday.