Trade unions, consumers hold fuel station owners responsible for shortage, request investigation
Petroleum trade union and consumers say the fuel station owners are directly responsible for the shortage of fuel and requested the government to launch an investigation.
The National Movement for Protection of Consumer Rights says the fuel station owners fearing that the price of petrol and diesel will be reduced have not stored the required fuel stocks and have not requested fuel supplies from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
Due to this situation the consumers have been subjected to enormous inconvenience, the Movement said.
The National Movement to Protect the Consumers urged the Minister of Petroleum Resources Development to identify those filling stations that do not operate properly and take legal action against them.
The organization also charges that some groups are s...