Madhya Pradesh News: Long queues were witnessed across several cities and villages in the state of Madhya Pradesh. People gathered in thousands outside gas agencies and fuel pumps across the state despite assurance by Govind Singh Rajput, state’s Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister.
Rajput has remarked that there is absolutely no shortage of diesel or petrol in Madhya Pradesh. The Minister also urged people not to believe rumours and avoid panic buying. Rajput added that oil companies have communicated time and again that there is no shortage of petrol and diesel in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
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Due to panic buying, many fuel pumps in the state ran out of fuel supply. In Maharashtra and Telangana, long queues were also witnessed. Dealers in the state remarked that slow stock replenishment from depots could not handle high-speed sales. Moreover, oil companies insisted on advance payments that added to fuel procurement delays.
Several parts in Indore, Shajapur, Jhabua, Ujjain and Mandsaur saw people lining in never-ending queues to full the fuel tanks of their vehicles fearing a long-term, massive shortage of diesel and petrol in the country.
Status Of Fuel Supply in Other States
N Uttam Kumar Reddy, the Civil Supplies Minister of Telangana, remarked that the state has sufficient reserves of diesel and petrol that would last for the upcoming three months and more.
In Maharashtra, the city of Vidarbha saw exceedingly high demand for petrol and diesel causing mass drying of fuel pumps as refills failed to match the pace of never-ending queues.
Sanjay Bhandari, the oil industry coordinator in Uttar Pradesh, urged people to engage in “sensible consumption.”
The Union Government as well as all state governments has repeatedly assured the common public not to engage in panic buying or hoarding but several instances have emerged, causing shortage of fuel supplies. This has resulted in more rumours and instances of panic buying.
