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The Congress connected Tuesday (May 19, 2026) accused the Narendra Modi Government of corruption and mismanagement successful State-run vigor companies Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), alleging that argumentation failures had weakened home petroleum and state accumulation and accrued the country’s dependence connected costly substance imports.
Addressing a property league successful New Delhi, elder Congress person and Rajya Sabha subordinate Shaktisinh Gohil claimed that India has suffered an yearly nonaccomplishment of 3.695 cardinal metric tonnes successful petrol, diesel and state accumulation since 2014.
Demanding accountability from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Gohil sought an mentation for the diminution successful home substance production, alleged irregularities successful GSPC and what helium described arsenic “false promises” regarding hydrocarbon reserves successful the KG Basin.
Highlighting ONGC’s relation successful the vigor sector, Mr. Gohil said the company, established successful 1956, contributes astir 70% of India’s home lipid and state production, with 59% of the output coming from the Mumbai High, Neelam and Heera offshore fields.
He alleged that the authorities had sharply curtailed h2o injection operations—a process utilized to support reservoir unit and heighten lipid recovery—in these fields. According to him, h2o injection was reduced by 53% successful Mumbai High, 42% successful Neelam and 78% successful Heera during the contiguous government’s tenure.
Mr. Gohil further alleged that the nonaccomplishment to overhaul h2o injection systems connected time, on with the usage of untreated stream h2o without due filtration and chemic treatment, had resulted successful saline bacterial maturation successful wells, adversely affecting production.
He besides accused the authorities of neglecting pipeline maintenance, claiming that “pigging” operations—meant to region corrosion and debris from pipelines—were conducted acold beneath required levels. In Mumbai High, helium said, lone 83 pigging operations were carried retired against a scheduled 326 successful 2014-15.
Referring to a connection made by Mr. Modi arsenic Gujarat Chief Minister connected June 6, 2005, Mr. Gohil said claims of discovering 20 trillion cubic feet of lipid and state reserves successful the K.G. Basin had not materialised.
He alleged that GSPC, erstwhile a profitable company, was pushed into indebtedness exceeding ₹19,000 crore aft investments successful KG Basin blocks and ventures successful Yemen, Indonesia and Australia yielded nary returns.
Mr. Gohil further claimed that portion the authorities promoted the “Make successful India” initiative, it was simultaneously weakening home vigor accumulation and exposing the state to costly imports amid a weakening rupee.
Referring to a caller sojourn to Gujarat’s Saurashtra region, helium besides alleged irregularities successful diesel proviso astatine petrol pumps, claiming that motortruck drivers and farmers faced restrictions successful substance purchases.
In a governmental attack, Mr. Gohil accused the Prime Minister of urging citizens to conserve substance portion holding ample governmental rallies and undertaking predominant overseas visits.
