Pune: Petrol Dealers Association Postpones Strike After Assurance From Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol

The Petrol Dealers Association Pune (PDAP) has decided to postpone its agitation after receiving assurance from the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol to take up their issues with Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri.

In a statement released late on Wednesday, the PDAP said, "Petrol Dealers Association has decided to defer the agitation after multiple meetings with Pune District Collector and request from MP Murlidhar Mohol. He has assured the association to take up this matter with the Union Petroleum Minister to get it resolved. Owing to his and the collector's request, the association has decided to defer the agitation until the festive season is over in a couple of weeks."

"They have assured support and shall join the state-wide agitation if this issue remains unsolved. Issues regarding our long pending demands of fair tendering practices and ways to curb thefts through a proper tendering process with proper rates need resolution. The very fact that dealers are forced to sign on blank pages on tender pricing is itself against fair trade practices. We are confident that our demands are just and we will get justice, which will benefit the trade in the long run and help save our dealers," the statement added.

The PDAP had launched an indefinite strike on Tuesday.