Though the
strike in essential service is illegal, the petroleum transporters have
threatened to go to strike.
Federation
of Nepal Petroleum Transport Entrepreneurs claimed that they will stop
receiving product delivery orders from January 9, halt loading and unloading of
petroleum products from January 11, and stop the transportation and supply of
petroleum products across the country completely.
Since the
government and the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) failed to meet our demands of insurance
and transportation costs, we are going on strike, they said issuing a
statement.
The
Kathmandu Valley – that consumes almost 60 per cent of the imported petroleum
products – has already started feeling shortage since few days. And the
transporters protest warning is going to make the situation worse.
The
transporters – that has in its 11-point demand sought a multi-party insurance
system which covers up all the losses of riot, fire and theft during the
transportation – have blamed the state-oil monopoly of covering only minimal
losses of accident. The 11-point also included the increase in diesel
transportation cost with price increment ratio.
Though, the strike in
essential service is illegal, earlier too they have threatened and the
state-oil monopoly and Ministry of Commerce and Supplies have bowed down to
their illegal strikes, and ignored the competitive market practices. As usual,
they have asked the NOC to become transparent, whereas the relationships
between the NOC and transporters have not been transparent since long as one
goes on 'illegal' strike and other accepts the 'illegal' demands, but the
consumers are made to pay for their unholy partnership.
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