AGARTALA, Nov 6 (TIWN): 3 days have been passed with acute petrol crisis situation, when maximum empty petrol pumps left with ‘No Petrol’ sign. This has created much tension among the bikers. Public already asking, “Is it for the 2nd time that state will suffer from petrol crisis, from which we had overcome just 3 months back?” Since Friday night the crisis began and since then long queues are observed before Agartala petrol pumps for 24 hours. Amidst rain falling public are waiting in long lines behind atleast 1000 people in fuel demand. For long 2 moths, Tripura had undergone acute fuel crisis in during July-August month which created riot like situation in state. No state might have suffered so much from petrol crisis as Tripura suffered. Many VIPs, foreign delegates observed the situation during their Tripura visit on that time. A BGB delegate said that public here are giving the rarest example of what is called patience…. how people can stand like this in lines it’s amazing’. Tripura govt then had introduced the Odd-Even system in addition to the rationing of petrol.

However, common people came on road on that time, burnt tire, blocked roads but then some unknown cadres were set before BOCs and forcefully those cadred stopped public’s mouths.

Moreover, it was found that in waist level water people are waiting with their bikes to pour 1 litre of petrol into their tankers. Is not it a shame for the ruling govt ?question remains.

On the other hand massive black marketing of fuel are going on in state, and sometimes fuel crosses the border also, said source.

In this situation public are now afraid whether the petrol crisis is returning back…?