Over 6,300 Fuel Stations Shut In Rajasthan Due To Strike Over High Taxes

The pumps will remain shut for the same duration tomorrow as well across Rajasthan.

More than 6,300 petrol pumps in Rajasthan remained closed from 10 am to 6 pm on Wednesday as part of a strike called by operators against high Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel and petrol.

The pumps will remain shut for the same duration tomorrow as well.

Rajendra Singh Bhati, state president of the Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers' Association - which called the strike - said the protest was against high VAT on fuel in the state.