Owners of LPG tanker lorries withdraw strike against IOCL

Owners of LPG tanker lorries in Namakkal, who had stopped loading gas from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) plants to demand the settlement of ₹50 crore in pending freight charges, have withdrawn their strike following intervention from the Union Petroleum Ministry.

Alleging that IOCL did not pay freight charges for four months, the tanker lorries stopped loading gas from IOCL plants on Monday (April 27, 2026) morning. Over 500 tankers scheduled for loading participated in the strike, though operations continued at other oil company plants.