Opposition questions Maharashtra govt after reports of petrol, diesel shortage

The Opposition Congress and NCP SP on Wednesday attacked the Maharashtra government over reports of fuel shortages in parts of the state and asked if even the oil in the engines of the doubleengine government has run outLeaders Cite Incidents From Nagpur Jalgaon and BuldhanaCongress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar and NCP SP MLA Jayant Patil cited incidents where a police vehicle sent to search for a missing girl in Nagpur apparently did not have diesel and attack on a petrol pump worker in Jalgaon over alleged fuel shortageOpposition Claims Public Facing HardshipsPeople in the state were facing a lack of security and fuel shortage while taxpayerfunded advertising hoardings continued to shine ahead of elections Wadettiwar claimedCentre Maintains No Fuel ShortageAmid the ongoing West Asia crisis the central government has maintained that there is no shortage of petrol diesel or LPGJayant Patil Questions lsquoDoubleEngine GovernmentrsquoFormer state minister Patil in a post on X said In Jalgaon some unidentified persons stabbed a petrol pump worker in the stomach after being told there was no petrol In Buldhana district people stood in queues for 12 hours hoping to get petrolReports of Fights and Fuel Queues SurfaceAt Washim Naka there were fights over petrol and diesel In Nagpur police do not have diesel for their vehicles to search for a missing girl the former state NCP SP chief claimedWhat exactly is going on Has even the oil in the engines of the doubleengine government run out Patil askedOpposition Alleges Administrative BreakdownThe ruling alliance commonly uses the term doubleengine government to describe its party being in power simultaneously at the Centre and in a stateReferring to the incidents mentioned by Patil Wadetttiwar claimed Maharashtra was facing a complete administrative breakdown amid the ongoing fuel shortage and that the BJPled tripleengine government referring to its rule at the Centre in the state and local bodies had come to a standstillWadettiwar Lists Incidents Across MaharashtraA petrol pump employee was attacked over fuel in Jalgaon a man was left stranded in the scorching sun for 12 hours in Buldhana and in Akola a common citizen risked his life to obtain fuel he said in a post on XThe worst part is that in Nagpur even a police vehicle sent to search for a missing girl did not have diesel he saidBJPrsquos lsquoViksit Bharatrsquo Claims QuestionedWadettiwar said the situation exposed what he described as the hollowness of the BJPs claims of building a Viksit Bharat Developed IndiaFor years they have boasted about a doubleengine government but today not even one engine is functioning he quippedCongress Alleges Govt Ignoring Public DistressOrdinary people are struggling for every drop of petrol and for their right to live while the rulers in Delhi are busy singing false praises of Amrit Kaal he chargedToday Maharashtra has no government what remains is only a marketplace of advertisements Wadettiwar said accusing those in power of ignoring public anger and distress