Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Parliament went into an uproar over the fuel distribution issue after ruling party members charged that there is a sinister move to create a fuel scarcity.

This allegation was made by both Deputy Minister Anil Jayantha and Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake today.

They insisted that the 3 percent mark-up can be computed at the price which prevails at the time the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) receives its stocks.

"The issue is that the distributors want the mark-up for the net price. This cannot be allowed as per the court decision," Minister Ratnayake said.

Deputy Minister Jayantha said a panic situation has been created via social media.

"We assure you that there will not be any shortage of fuel," he sa...