The Federation of All-India Petroleum Traders has jabbed to their guns to move on a strike starting from September 20 shutting all retail petrol pumps nationwide. This entails the collapse of their discussions with the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry.

On Friday the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora called upon the retail outlet dealers not to close operations of their retail stores and pull out from their strike call.

He expressed that he had a discussion with the FAIPT office-bearers today and have advises them to adjourn their strike call. The government has for all time mulled over their demands compassionately and he feels that they will pull out from their walk out call and not let any nuisance to the general public.

A commission of petrol pump dealers guided by Ashok Badhwar, FAIPT president and J.D. Seelam, MP met Mr. Deora on the concern. Mr. Deora made a point that the government and the oil Public Sector Undertaking had always been ajar for bearing in mind the justified demands and that was the motive why the dealers' commission on petrol and diesel was lifted up currently.