๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ
The Manipur Petroleum Dealers Fraternity (MPDF) has served an ultimatum to the government announcingย the resumptionย of its protest through the closure of petrol pumps across the Manipur Valley and adjoining areas, due to government’s failure to provide any positive action with regards to persistent bomb threats andย extortion attempts.
In a press release issued on Sunday, December 21, the fraternity expressed deep disappointment over the lack of any concrete response to a memorandum submitted to theย Governor of Manipur on December 10, 2025. The memorandum had sought urgent intervention against what the dealers described as escalating threats to life and property, including repeated bomb threats and exorbitant illegal demands.
According to the fraternity, despite the gravity of the situation, no effective steps have been taken so far, forcing dealers to unanimously resolve to intensify their agitation by suspending operations until their concerns are addressed through a meaningful and amicable solution.
Clarifying their position, the MPDF emphasized that petrol pump dealers function strictly as authorized agents of the Government and are bound to sell petroleum products at fixed, government-approved rates. Dealers have no authority to alter prices and are legally required to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) on behalf of the State government – Rs 19.56 per litre on petrol (25 per cent) and Rs10.11 per litre on diesel (13.5 per cent) which constitutes a significant source of state revenue.
The petroleum dealers warned that under these extreme and unavoidable circumstances, the shutdown of petrol pumps would resume againย unless adequate protection, intervention, and a concrete resolution are ensured. They urged the State government to take decisive action within the coming week, from December 22 to December 28, 2025, failing which the protest will resume.
