Truck drivers protest: Chandigarh caps petrol, diesel sale as stir hits fuel supply, says report; Details here

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₹ 200 of fuel, while four-wheelers are limited to 5 litres or a maximum value of ₹ 500, NDTV reported. ALSO READ: Drivers launch protest across India against increased jail term for hit-and-run cases Tapan Sharma, a former president of the Ahmedabad Motor Transport Association in Gujarat, told PTI that the protests occurred spontaneously. "The association has not called for a strike.

Drivers are acting independently due to concerns about the new law. They protest briefly and then move on. However, these sporadic demonstrations have caused delays in the delivery of goods." According to PTI, about 2,000 petrol pumps across the country have run out of fuel as people rushed in panic amid fears of the stocks running out.

"While state-owned oil firms had topped up tanks at most petrol pumps across the country in anticipation of the truckers' strike, some petrol pumps in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Punjab ran out of stock due to heavy rush," an industry officials was quoted as saying. ALSO READ: How trucker protests shut the Canadian border and rocked the economy The situation in southern India was reportedly better with no major supply disruption barring a few pumps in Hyderabad, official said. It is being speculated that the essential supplies of vegetables, fruits and milk too may get affected if the three-day strike is extended or a pan-India movement is launched.

Moreover, LPG supplies are also expected to be affected if the strike extended further. The strike has impacted the movement of trucks in some western and northern states, they said, adding some LPG truck movement too has been impacted. However, there is no complaints on LPG shortage just yet as most users have double connections (two LPG cylinders)