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New Delhi: With the government yet to yield on a discussion on the impact of the West Asia conflict in parliament, opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Monday (March 16) raised questions on the impact of the rising hostilities on India’s energy security and the LPG shortage reported across the country, during the discussion on the Appropriation Bill, 2026.

Opening the debate, Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil said that the supply chain disruptions leading to the LPG shortage constituted a “man-made disaster” caused by the Narendra Modi government’s response to the conflict in West Asia.

Referring to the Rs 57,381 crore sought by the Union government for an Economic Stabilisation Fund to provide fiscal space to address global headwinds, including unanticipated supply chain disruptions, Gohil said that foreign policy is not of any party but of the country.

“This is a man-made crisis. When our Constitution was framed, it was clearly stated that India would not interfere in the affairs of any other country and would remain non-aligned. The world knows that the control of our largest supply chain lies with Iran. You knew the Strait of Hormuz was important,” said Gohil.

“We had a long-standing and good relationship with Iran, and in such serious circumstances, there was no need for the prime minister to visit Israel and speak of ‘motherland’ and ‘fatherland’. The country is suffering today. Foreign policy is not of any political........

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