New Delhi, 16 March. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge raised the issue of the supply of LPG cylinders being affected in the country due to the West Asia crisis in the House on Monday, on which Leader of the House Jagat Prakash Nadda protested saying that Congress is provoking people by doing politics even during times of crisis. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Kharge said that there is an outcry in the country due to the disruption in the supply of LPG cylinders and this has especially affected the poor, middle class and small restaurants.
He said that India imports 60 percent of its LPG requirement and 90 percent of this comes through the Strait of Hormuz. Kharge said that due to supply disruption, community kitchens have to be closed and the price of cylinders has also increased. He said that the government is claiming that there is no shortage of gas cylinders in the country and if people do not pay attention to the rumours, then why are these queues forming. He said that in view of the crisis in West Asia, when the government was issuing advisories to the Indians living there, then why alternative arrangements were not made for the supply and why the supply was not increased.
House leader Nadda said that this is zero hour and every member is given three minutes to express his views, but despite being in the opposition, the Kharge leader is violating the rules. When Kharge continued speaking despite being given extra time by the Chairman, Nadda said that this is a time of global crisis and India has no role in it. He alleged that Congress is not desisting from doing politics even in times of adversity.
He said that Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has informed the House about the entire situation but the Congress members did not listen to him at the time. He said that Congress is trying to bring anarchy by instigating the peaceful situation in the country, this is highly condemnable. He said that a Congress leader has also been caught in the case of hoarding cylinders. During this time, members of both the ruling party and the opposition kept opposing each other loudly.
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