"Govt completely lying to people": KC Venugopal on LPG shortage

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Congress MP KC Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that the Central Government is "lying to the people" on the shortage of LPG gas in the wake of the West Asia Conflict.
Venugopal said that gas agencies have received instructions not to supply any LPG cylinders for commercial purposes.
"Instructions have been sent to gas agencies that don't supply any LPG cylinders for commercial purposes. The situation is worsening day by day. The government is completely lying to the people of India."

Congress MP Jebi Mather questioned the government's lack of preparation to tackle the LPG gas crisis.
"We have been repeatedly demanding that there should be some control in airfare. But what happens in most sectors, especially the Gulf sectors, is that there's absolutely no control, and it is totally left to the prerogative of the airline and government most of the time just wash off their hands by saying it is supply demand basis theory.
"Did they not think that there will be LPG crisis in the country? Did it not cross their mind that the hotel industry will be affected... But electoral politics is what the BJP and the ruling dispensation is giving priority to," she added.
The shortage has emerged amid global energy supply disruptions triggered by the ongoing conflict in West Asia. In response, the Union government has invoked the Essential Commodities Act to prioritise domestic LPG supply, reserving higher allocations for households, hospitals, and essential services while restricting commercial distribution in several regions.
Refineries have been directed to maximise domestic LPG production specifically for household use. Priority supply (up to 100%) is now reserved for domestic piped natural gas, CNG for transport, and essential pipeline operations. Fertiliser plants are allocated 70%, while other industrial consumers and tea industries are receiving 80% of their six-month average.
The government has mandated a new 25-day inter-booking period for domestic LPG refills. (ANI)