Rajasthan Petrol Pump Strike:  The Rajasthan Petrol Dealers Association has announced that they will go on a "No Purchase, No Sale" strike for the next 48 hours starting at 6 am on Sunday. The fuel pump operators are protesting against the high fuel prices in the state, reported ANI.

"Rajasthan Petrol Dealers Association has announced a "No Purchase, No Sale" strike from 6 am for the next 48 hours. The aim is to draw the attention of the government to the high fuel prices in the state," Sandeep Bageria, Treasurer of Rajasthan Petrol Dealers Association said while talking to ANI on Saturday.

Bageria mentioned that fuel station owners in the state are consistently facing financial losses because of the rising Value Added Tax (VAT) in Rajasthan. Claiming that the fuel prices in the neighbouring states are much cheaper than in the state, He accused the state government of consistently ignoring the demands of the association.

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"Due to increased VAT in Rajasthan, petrol pump operators are continuously facing losses. We have been demanding the government reduce VAT for a long time, but no hearing is taking place. Petrol is being sold much cheaper in neighbouring states than in Rajasthan. Another demand is that the commission of dealers has not increased for the last 7 years. Due to this, most of the petrol pumps in Rajasthan are on the verge of closure," he said.

"33 per cent of dealers in our trade association are on the verge of shutting down," Bageria added.

"PM Modi had promised that the BJP government would reduce the prices of petrol, but no such thing happened. Rajasthan has the highest VAT on petrol, so it is needed to reduce the prices of petrol in the state, which are on par with the prices in other states," he asserted.

"During COVID, the government had increased the VAT on petrol prices, which have not been revised," he added.


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