Overview
- After production and dispatch were halted, IOCL sourced cylinders from other bottling facilities to restore output at Budge Budge.
- Law enforcement filed multiple FIRs, arrested over 90 individuals and set up pickets while reviewing CCTV footage to identify culprits.
- The protest turned dangerous when drivers and transporters released LPG from dozens of cylinders and vandalized vehicles, risking fire and explosions.
- Participants demanded payment of three years’ pending dues, with each driver claiming more than ₹1 lakh in arrears.
- BJP leaders blamed the Trinamool Congress for fostering a syndicate culture behind the unrest; TMC spokespersons called it an industrial protest and pointed to opposition syndicate ties.