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Nearly 2,000 petrol pumps have run out of fuel supplies as the strike by some truckers’ associations entered the second day, on Tuesday.While state-owned oil companies had topped up tanks at most petrol pumps across India in anticipation of the truckers’ strike, some petrol pumps ran out of stock due to heavy rush, said industry officials, reported news agency PTI.At several fuel pumps, long queues were witnessed.On Monday, some truck, bus, and tanker operators started a three-day strike against the stringent jail and fine regulations under the new criminal law Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) for hit-and-run cases.So far, the All India Motor Transport Association (the umbrella body of truck operators) has not given a nationwide strike call.
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Heavy rush at a petrol pump following the nationwide strike of truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases, in Shimla. (PTI Photo)
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A notice board at a petrol pump reads No Stock amid protests by truck drivers in many parts of the country, in Nagpur. (PTI Photo)
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Heavy rush at a petrol pump following nationwide strike of truck drivers over new provisions regarding hit-and-run cases under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)
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Heavy rush at a petrol pump following nationwide strike of truck drivers over new provisions regarding hit-and-run cases under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, in Jalandhar. (PTI Photo)
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Heavy rush at a petrol pump following nationwide strike of truck drivers over new provisions regarding hit-and-run cases under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)
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A staffer puts up a notice at a fuel filling station mentioning no stocks following heavy rush amid a strike of truck drivers over new provisions regarding hit-and-run cases under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, in Jalandhar. (PTI Photo)
