Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Govind Singh Rajput on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) said that there was no shortage of petrol and diesel in the State, a day after long queues were seen at fuel pumps in various parts of the State, including Indore.
Several videos surfaced online on Tuesday (March 24, 2026) showing long vehicle queues in various districts like Indore, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Shajapur and Jhabua with local reports claiming that people had turned up to get their fuel tanks full fearing a shortage of petrol and diesel amid the ongoing war in West Asia.
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Mr. Rajput Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection said that the queues and panic buying were a result of rumours while claiming that petrol and diesel are available in “ample quantities”.
“Instances of long queues forming at petrol pumps in certain districts of the state—driven by rumours circulating among the general public—and subsequent panic buying of petrol by consumers came to notice,” Mr. Rajput said in a statement.
