An ongoing protest by truck and bus drivers in Chhattisgarh against the new law on hit-and-run cases on Tuesday led to long queues in fuel stations as motorists rushed to get their vehicles refuelled.

Many prominent schools in Raipur and other parts of the state remained shut on Tuesday, the second day of the protest, in the absence of bus and van drivers. The shortage of vegetables shot up their prices.

The truckers have threatened to continue their protests until the provision in the new law regarding hit-and-run accident cases revoked.

The strike left several fuel pumps in Chhattisgarh dry while long queues were seen at many pumps in Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Rajnandgaon and Raigarh.

Many leading schools remained closed on Tuesday in the absence of bus and van drivers. Commuters were seen stranded at bus stations of major cities.

Around one lakh drivers of private buses and goods vehicles, including trucks, stopped work on Monday, affecting commuters and movement of goods.

Some scuffles were reported in some petrol pumps between the staff and those in the queue to get fuel.

“Around 1 lakh drivers including those engaged in operating buses, trucks, transport and school buses have launched a protest on Monday against the new provision on hit-and-run accident cases,” Chhattisgarh Vahan Chalak Sangh convener Jitendra Shukla said.

“The protest will continue until this provision is revoked,” he added.

Under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, which replaced the Indian Penal Code, drivers who cause a serious road accident by negligent driving and flee without informing the police or the administration can be jailed up to 10 years or fined Rs 7 lakh.