Over 6,300 petrol pumps remain shut in Rajasthan due to strike against high VAT
economictimes.indiatimes.comVAT on diesel and petrol. The petrol pumps will remain closed for the same duration on Thursday as well.
Rajendra Singh Bhati, State President of the Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers' Association — which called the strike — said the protest was against high VAT on fuel in the state.
If the state government does not fulfil our demands of reducing VAT, a decision would be taken on Friday to go on an indefinite strike, Bhati said.
Former state president of the association Sunit Bagai said VAT in Rajasthan is higher than neighbouring states like Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, and people in border areas go to these states to get fuel.
«Several petrol pumps in Hanumangarh and other bordering areas in Rajasthan have been shut in the last few years because of losses.
