The LPG shortage has erupted into a full-blown political flashpoint in Parliament, with Opposition parties accusing the government of failing to anticipate and manage the crisis.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, criticised the government, questioning why India would allow another nation to be permitted to buy Russian oil. The Speaker stopped Gandhi when he attempted to bring up the Epstein controversy.
The government insists the situation is being blown out of proportion, with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri stating that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel, kerosene, or fuel oil, and that retail outlets across the country are stocked. Political leaders across the country have begun raising alarm, with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accusing the centre of a lack of planning to deal with the unfolding fuel crisis.
In an exclusive interview with India Today, legal expert Harish Salve discussed the constitutional crisis in West Bengal following Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to resign despite losing her seat and the decisive mandate against her party.
An India Today ground report from Tehran details the ongoing conflict, its impact on the city's infrastructure and how Iranians have gathered at Enghelab Square to demonstrate solidarity and unity amid war.
The Congress state unit in Tamil Nadu held an online meeting and decided to extend support to TVK. Congress is seeking a power-sharing agreement and is likely to demand two cabinet portfolios, along with a few board and corporation chairman posts, and other government roles such as trust members and directors.
Watch as India Today's Geeta Mohan brings this exclusive ground report from Iran's fourteenth-century Golestan Palace, which was damaged during the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran.
