ThePetrol Pump Dealers Association of Punjab on Sunday announced its support forthe Bharat Bandh call of farmer organisations on December 8.
Association'sPresident Paramjit Singh Doaba said all the pumps in the state would remainclosed and the oil would be available only for emergency services.
Meanwhile,due to excess VAT, farmers in Punjab have to buy oil from nearby states.
Theassociation has been asking the state government for lowering the taxes.
Accordingto the association, petrol and diesel are being sold at Rs 3-4 per expensivethan the neighbouring states, putting extra burden on the farmers.