India, May 21 -- Even as the Maharashtra government insisted that the state has adequate fuel stocks, shortages of petrol and diesel in several districts led to long queues, protests and clashes at fuel pumps on Wednesday, including a stabbing incident in Jalgaon.

Massive queues were reported outside fuel pumps across multiple districts, with many farmers waiting for hours to buy diesel for tractors to complete field preparation for the monsoon season.

While the opposition slammed the state government over the situation, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed concerns about a fuel shortage and appealed to citizens not to resort to panic buying.

"There is an adequate supply of petrol and diesel in Maharashtra. Panic buying disrupts ...