Rajasthan's petroleum dealers are initiating a two-day strike beginning Sunday, advocating for a decrease in VAT on petrol and diesel. Led by the Rajasthan Petroleum Dealers Association, the strike is scheduled from 6:00 a.m. on March 10 until 6:00 a.m. on March 12.

"Our employees have been getting threats and some of them have been kidnapped for ransom," the letter added.

The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday ordered rationing of fuel to two- and four-wheelers because of restricted supply of petrol and diesel with truckers keeping off the roads to protest stricter punishments in the new law on hit-and-run cases.