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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Wednesday (March 11, 2026) demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi respond successful Parliament to the emerging economical interaction of the struggle successful West Asia, and accused the Union authorities of masking its “utter incompetence” done “fake source-based assurances” connected India’s vigor preparedness.
In a station connected societal media level X, Mr. Kharge alleged that the authorities had anterior cognition of the likelihood of a warfare successful West Asia but failed to instrumentality capable steps to unafraid the country’s vigor supply. The consequences, helium said, were present being borne by mean citizens arsenic the situation was opening to impact respective sectors of the economy.
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“Modi Govt’s fake ‘source based’ assurances exposure its utter incompetence,” Mr. Kharge said, adding that the authorities was alert of the anticipation of a struggle but “did thing to unafraid India’s vigor supply”.
Farmers were apt to beryllium among the archetypal to beryllium affected, arsenic substance shortages could disrupt fertilizer supply, the Congress person said. Rationing of LPG cylinders had begun successful immoderate places, with agelong queues reported for refills, and waiting periods of up to 25 days for home cylinders, helium besides claimed.
Restaurants and tiny eateries were shutting down due to the fact that of shortage of commercialized cylinders, portion hoarding and merchantability successful the achromatic marketplace were spreading, Mr. Kharge further alleged. Around 60,000 tonnes of basmati atom exports were stuck and wheat shipments had been disrupted, helium said.
Warning of wider economical repercussions, helium said medicine prices could surge arsenic earthy worldly costs would emergence by astir 30%, portion the textile assemblage was besides facing cascading outgo pressures. Aviation substance prices were increasing, helium added, which could marque aerial question much expensive.
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“From ceramics and solid to FMCG and automobiles, each assemblage is feeling the heat. Every merchandise is apt to go costlier,” Mr. Kharge said.
The Congress president besides accused the authorities of pursuing a acquainted signifier of denial during crises, citing its handling of the 2016 demonetisation of high-denomination currency notes, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The authorities had past assured the nationalist that currency shortages would past lone 50 days, Mr. Kharge said, recalling the Prime Minister’s connection that helium would judge immoderate punishment the state decided upon if the measurement failed. During the pandemic, the Congress person alleged, the authorities initially downplayed the seriousness of the crisis, earlier the state witnessed large-scale suffering.
“Now we are told India has 74 days of lipid and vigor stocks. Situation remains grim. The state deserves the truth,” Mr. Kharge said, adding: “We request a afloat treatment connected this situation successful Parliament and the Prime Minister indispensable reply the nation.”
Echoing the enactment president, Lok Sabha subordinate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said prices had risen steadily implicit the past decennary portion unemployment continued to increase.
“Now look astatine the LPG concern — however overmuch much volition radical carnivore due to the fact that of their (the Centre’s) policies and decisions? If determination had been a due treatment successful the House, astatine slightest we could person raised the questions of the people,” Ms. Vadra said.
