, April 8 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) lawmaker Abdullah Al Amin on Wednesday raised concern over the country's fuel crisis, questioning the gap between government assurances and the reality faced by citizens at petrol pumps.

"We hear in Parliament that there is no shortage of oil in the country. "We hear in Parliament that there is no shortage of oil. But what is the use of having oil in Parliament if it is not available at petrol pumps? We do not find it at the petrol pumps. My car stands in queue until 3:00 or 4:00am just to get five or six litres of fuel," he said during a discussion on the thanksgiving motion on the President's speech in Parliament.

Reflecting on his election, the NCP lawmaker stated that the younger generation,...