NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday asserted in the Lok Sabha that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel and kerosene in the country due to the West Asia crisis and it is not the time for rumour-mongering or fake narratives.
Responding to concerns raised by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri said the Modi government's utmost priority is that kitchens of India's 33 crore families do not face any fuel shortage.
He asserted that fuel retail outlets are stocked and supply chains were functioning normally.
Amid sloganeering by opposition members, the minister said that due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effective diplomatic outreach, India secured crude volumes that exceed what the disrupted Strait of Hormuz could have delivered in the same period.