Kharge, Nadda trade barbs in Parliament amid disruptions in LPG supply| India News
The ongoing West Asia conflict’s ripple effect on India’s cooking gas supply sparked a fiery clash in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge questioning the government’s failure to arrange alternatives to prevent supply disruptions while Leader of the House JP Nadda accused the Opposition leader of “inciting” people. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. (@INCIndia) Speaking during Zero Hour, Kharge said the poor, middle class, small eateries and restaurants are facing hardships as cooking gas is not readily available. “India imports nearly 60% of its LPG requirement, and about 90% of that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making the country vulnerable to geopolitical disruptions…” the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha said, and questioned the government on why arrangements were not made to ensure that the disruption of services through critical maritime route would not spill into a crisis in India and highlighted the lack of a “coordinated response and alternative arrangements.” “The government had issued an advisory to Indian citizens… the government knew that the energy supply would be affected,” …
