Has double-engine govt run out of oil? asks NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil over fuel shortage reports

Mumbai: MLA Jayant Patil on Wednesday attacked the Maharashtra government over reports of fuel shortages in parts of the state and asked if "even the oil in the engines of the double-engine government has run out".

The former state minister, in a post on X, cited a series of incidents linked to the reported shortage of petrol and diesel.

"In Jalgaon, some unidentified persons stabbed a petrol pump worker in the stomach after being told there was no petrol. In Buldhana district, people stood in queues for 12 hours hoping to get petrol," Patil said.

At Washim Naka, there were fights over petrol and diesel. In Nagpur, police do not have diesel (for their vehicles) to search for a missing girl, the former state NCP (SP) chief claimed.

"What exactly is going on? Has even the oil in the engines of the double-engine government run out?" Patil asked.

The ruling alliance commonly uses the term ‘double-engine government’ to describe its party being in power simultaneously at the Centre and in a state.