Manipur, Feb. 16 -- The All Manipur Petroleum Dealers on Thursday took an unanimous decision to shut down oil pumps for three consecutive days starting from Friday due to the ongoing conflict which has crossed more than ninemonths in the state.

The dealers have demanded the state government to liaise with banks to exempt the interest during the ongoing conflict, extend EMIs, and provide moratoriums without interest by considering their plight.

They also demanded to protect them from the expected, sudden decrease in RSP (price reduction) overnight and give them a 14-day prior notice instead so that decrease in price can be accommodated accordingly.

Speaking to the media in a hotel located at Imphal, the dealers said that every retail ou...