Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday urged discussion of reports on LPG shortage in Parliament, stressing that Parliament is a platform to reassure the public and hold discussions on such important matters.
“Such issues should be discussed in Parliament. The government should be informed. You know how long the queues are in front of LPG cylinders… Some restaurants said they don’t have gas to cook food, they can serve tea, but not dosa. Is this the situation in the country now? You know prices have gone up. This is a platform to bring all this to the public. All we want is discussion and the government giving assurances to the public. They cannot simply run the government according to their own interests,” he said.
The LPG shortage crisis has also hit many parts of the country. Restaurants have turned to induction cooking to keep things going in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal due to the global impact of military escalation in the Middle East, as Iran continues to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
People in Bhopal were seen waiting in long queues outside the gas agency to get LPG cylinders and refuel their two-wheelers.
Meanwhile, the management of the historic Kadri Shree Manjunatha Temple in Mangaluru has turned to traditional firewood for preparing its daily Annaprasada following a sudden shortage of cooking gas (LPG).
The temple administration has initiated this alternative method to ensure that the daily meal service remains uninterrupted for around 1,500 devotees visiting the temple. To prevent any inconvenience to the public, temple staff and volunteers organized traditional stoves to maintain the scheduled serving times.
The center said that domestic LPG production has increased by about 25 percent, and the entire domestic LPG production is directed towards household consumers.
The government said that for non-domestic LPG, priority is given to essential sectors such as hospitals and educational institutions.
