Centre hit panic button: BJP V-P

BJP vice-president Pyarelal Khandelwal has sounded a discordant note over the cancellation of petrol pumps by describing the decision of the Government as 8216;8216;hasty8217;8217;.

He told Indian Express here today that the cancellation appeared to have been ordered out of panic following a 8216;8216;false Congress propaganda8217;8217;.

Khandelwal maintained that all allotments had been made strictly in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down on paper.

The Government had no role in the matter and the allottees had been selected by dealer selection boards headed by retired judges. 8216;8216;I fail to understand why when the Government has not done anything it should cancel the allotments?8217;8217; he said.