Problems of Petrol Pumps Continues

      India’s one of the most prosperous Punjab State’s Petrol pumps are facing one after another problems and it appears it wont end in near future. Recently Punjab Petroleum Dealers Association was very vocal and requesting the Punjab government to reconsider its decision of more then thirty three percent VAT on Petrol which is making the price of Petrol in Punjab highest in the country and its impact is feel by not only residents of state but also it is effecting the sale of petrol pumps especially which are near to Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana States as vehicle owners of these areas prefer to get fuel from other state due to difference in the price of petroleum products hence score of petrol pumps are at the point of close down if government does not take immediate action to reduce the price of VAT equivalents to adjoining states, but till date state government has not shown interest to have its focus on to the demand of Punjab Petroleum Dealers Association. Association believe that if state government will reduce VAT then sale of Punjab will increase and government will get more revenue then they are getting right now plus it will increase the sale of petrol pumps of border areas.
     Last week petrol pumps of surrounding area’s of Bhathinda had one of the worst week as during night eight petrol pumps were looted by mischief mongers, and not only employees were beaten but also cash snatched from them, damaged petrol pumps taken away mobil oil and petrol. Brief of these loot at eight pumps are –

• Petrol Pump at Balunna situated at Bhathinda Malout road, during night four people with arms in white car reached petrol pump, after smashing window pane entered in the room and taken away eighty thousand rupees from draw and run away.
• Petrol pump at Jhumba village four unknown persons reached and ask for the keys from petrol pump employees, but when employees oppose it then four persons beat them, and on gun point they took away with them eight thousand rupees in cash, twenty liters petrol in can, mobil oil worth fifteen thousand plus filled there car tank.
• Two petrol pumps of village Pathrola at Dabwali road unknown persons looted money from the petrol pump employees nineteen and twenty thousand.
• From petrol pump at Bhadar Jandian not only mischief mongers looted twenty six thousand rupees cash but also beat them.
• Petrol pump at Kaljharani village mischief mongers run away after snatching cash from employees of petrol pump.
• Petrol pump at pyori village was looted by unknown person and taken away twenty four thousand in cash from employee, also they beat him so badly that he is now injured.
• Daulah village petrol pump also become victim of mischief mongers of same night as first they filled there petrol tank with thirty liters, then snatch twenty five thousand rupees from them and runaway.

All the above coded incidence happened during same night that is on 04th June, 2011, police have registered cases’ and looking for culprits, next day taking note of incidences’, Punjab Petroleum Dealers Association has announced that during night petrol pumps will be closed where security arrangements are not good, yes it will help to stop incidence of looting during night but it will also effect on to the sale of petrol pumps which already facing downfall of sale due to high price of VAT.