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Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal National Joint Secretary, Federation of All India Petroleum - Petrol pump dealers all over India to go on an indefinite strike from September 20.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
CHANDIGARH: Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal National Joint Secretary, Federation of All India Petroleum Traders which represents over 38,700 Petroleum Dealers and Traders across India Wednesday stated at a Press Conference here that the federation has called for an indefinite all India strike from 20th September, 2010 under the Presidentship of Ashok Badhwar National President, Federation of All India Petroleum Traders - FAIPT.
Grewal stated that Dealers have been forced to take this extreme step as Union Government is not paying any heed to their genuine demands for a long time. Grewal said Dealers and Traders have been bleeding profusely due to inadequate margins and rise in operational expenditure. Evaporation or Leakage of fuel oil takes away 1% of the 2% margin being provided by the Oil Companies on the Sales of Fuel Oil. Rest of the margins are now been taken away with the rise in Wages or Salaries; hike in Electricity, Water & Sewage Charges; increase in Expenditure towards Interest which may be attributed due to rise in Capital requirement due to rise in Fuel Prices.
Grewal aggrieved that commissioning of New Retail Outlets (NROs) by the competing PSU Oil companies around existing Retail Outlets against the orders of Ministry of Petroleum and Honourable High Courts is another rationale for the above call for Nationwide Strike. Grewal added that commissioning of such NROs not only burdens PSU Oil companies as the site is generally leased and cost of construction, dispensing machines and underground tanks etc are borne by the company but also doesn’t serves any Public Utility as another Retail Outlet is serving people in that area. It only deprives the dealers or traders off 2 square meals, they were managing somehow.
Grewal added that the oil companies shall follow reciprocal system of quality checks as while delivering the products they only mention density of the product being delivered on the Invoice whereas they conduct innumerable tests on the samples they collect from the Retail Outlets/Petrol Pumps which is discriminatory and illogical. There should be a common and a reciprocal system to establish quality of the product being delivered to the Retail Outlet.
Further, there should be a single rate of Petroleum Products across India as the variation in Duties and Taxes from State to State leads to variation in Fuel Prices which only leads to smuggling of Fuel Oil from one state to another.
Grewal said that traders or dealers are soft targets for anti-social elements and despite serving the Nation no security is being provided to us, which only leads to thefts and dacoity incidents. So, Oil companies should be asked to install CCTV and other accessories as the Dealers are not in a position to install the same.
Grewal stated that Federation expects a fair solution from the Petroleum Ministry as Dealers/Traders across the country are serving Nation selflessly and added that we understand the fact that agitation is not the solution but out of compulsion, we have been forced to take such a step.
Grewal stated that the Federation National President Ashok Badhwar had called an emergency managing committee meeting on 04th September at New Delhi to discuss the future course of action for the proposed 20th September, 2010.
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Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal
Vice Chairman, PSIEC , Government Of Punjab.
Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Ltd.
National Secretary BJP Kisan Morcha
Incharge, Jammu and Kashmir
National Joint Secretary, FAIPT.
Fedration Of All India Petroleum Traders
Incharge, North Zone (Petrol Pumps)
Former Punjab State President , BJYM
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Punjab BJP Youth Wing)
Former Punjab State President, BJP Investor Cell
Former Punjab State Member, FCI.
Food Corporation Of India , Government Of India.
Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal National Joint Secretary, Federation of All India Petroleum - Petrol pump dealers all over India to go on an indefinite strike from September 20.
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
CHANDIGARH: Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal National Joint Secretary, Federation of All India Petroleum Traders which represents over 38,700 Petroleum Dealers and Traders across India Wednesday stated at a Press Conference here that the federation has called for an indefinite all India strike from 20th September, 2010 under the Presidentship of Ashok Badhwar National President, Federation of All India Petroleum Traders - FAIPT.
Grewal stated that Dealers have been forced to take this extreme step as Union Government is not paying any heed to their genuine demands for a long time. Grewal said Dealers and Traders have been bleeding profusely due to inadequate margins and rise in operational expenditure. Evaporation or Leakage of fuel oil takes away 1% of the 2% margin being provided by the Oil Companies on the Sales of Fuel Oil. Rest of the margins are now been taken away with the rise in Wages or Salaries; hike in Electricity, Water & Sewage Charges; increase in Expenditure towards Interest which may be attributed due to rise in Capital requirement due to rise in Fuel Prices.
Grewal aggrieved that commissioning of New Retail Outlets (NROs) by the competing PSU Oil companies around existing Retail Outlets against the orders of Ministry of Petroleum and Honourable High Courts is another rationale for the above call for Nationwide Strike. Grewal added that commissioning of such NROs not only burdens PSU Oil companies as the site is generally leased and cost of construction, dispensing machines and underground tanks etc are borne by the company but also doesn’t serves any Public Utility as another Retail Outlet is serving people in that area. It only deprives the dealers or traders off 2 square meals, they were managing somehow.
Grewal added that the oil companies shall follow reciprocal system of quality checks as while delivering the products they only mention density of the product being delivered on the Invoice whereas they conduct innumerable tests on the samples they collect from the Retail Outlets/Petrol Pumps which is discriminatory and illogical. There should be a common and a reciprocal system to establish quality of the product being delivered to the Retail Outlet.
Further, there should be a single rate of Petroleum Products across India as the variation in Duties and Taxes from State to State leads to variation in Fuel Prices which only leads to smuggling of Fuel Oil from one state to another.
Grewal said that traders or dealers are soft targets for anti-social elements and despite serving the Nation no security is being provided to us, which only leads to thefts and dacoity incidents. So, Oil companies should be asked to install CCTV and other accessories as the Dealers are not in a position to install the same.
Grewal stated that Federation expects a fair solution from the Petroleum Ministry as Dealers/Traders across the country are serving Nation selflessly and added that we understand the fact that agitation is not the solution but out of compulsion, we have been forced to take such a step.
Grewal stated that the Federation National President Ashok Badhwar had called an emergency managing committee meeting on 04th September at New Delhi to discuss the future course of action for the proposed 20th September, 2010.
Welcome to Our Website: www.bjpindia.in
Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal
Vice Chairman, PSIEC , Government Of Punjab.
Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation Ltd.
National Secretary BJP Kisan Morcha
Incharge, Jammu and Kashmir
National Joint Secretary, FAIPT.
Fedration Of All India Petroleum Traders
Incharge, North Zone (Petrol Pumps)
Former Punjab State President , BJYM
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Punjab BJP Youth Wing)
Former Punjab State President, BJP Investor Cell
Former Punjab State Member, FCI.
Food Corporation Of India , Government Of India.