As the nationwide truck drivers’ strike continues to grip the country, Punjab also found itself at the epicenter of a burgeoning fuel crisis — triggering panic buying and long queues outside petrol pumps across the State. The strike has left an estimated one lakh trucks, private buses, and
“We are uncertain when we will receive a fresh supply. Despite deliveries scheduled on December 30 and 31, truck drivers did not show up,” said R A Batra, owner of a fuel station in Chandigarh.