Motorists queued up at fuel stations at many places in Punjab and Haryana on January 2 over fears that stocks would run dry soon with truckers keeping off the roads to protest stricter punishments in the new law on hit-and-run cases.
In Haryana, private bus operators and some auto-rickshaw unions have also joined the protest against the new provision and some petrol pumps in Ambala reported a shortage of fuel. Chandigarh, the common capital of the twin States, too saw vehicle owners panic-buying fuel.
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