Jaipur, March 11 -- Congress General Secretary Avinash Pande on Wednesday criticised the government over the commercial LPG cylinder shortage, stating that the situation is creating an atmosphere of scarcity and directly impacting the budgets of common people.

Speaking to ANI, Pande criticised the administration's ability to manage the economic fallout.

"The world is facing a catastrophe, and no one is happy about it. No one benefits from war... An atmosphere of scarcity is being created. The Finance Minister is saying that there will be no shortage, but the prices are increasing. This is a direct hit on the budgets of the common public," he said.

The volatility in the LPG market is primarily driven by the ongoing conflict between the ...