An ongoing protest by truck and bus drivers in Chhattisgarh against the new law on hit-and-run cases on Tuesday led to long queues in fuel stations as motorists rushed to get their vehicles refuelled.
Many prominent schools in Raipur and other parts of the state remained shut on Tuesday, the second day of the protest, in the absence of bus and van drivers. The shortage of vegetables shot up their prices.
The truckers have threatened to continue their protests until the provision in the new law regarding hit-and-run accident cases revoked.
The strike left several fuel pumps in Chhattisgarh dry while long queues were seen at many pumps in Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Rajnandgaon and Raigarh.
