Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday described the LPG constraints across the country as a serious crisis affecting households and the restaurant industry.

He urged the government to acknowledge the problem, boost gas supplies, and take a leading role in promoting peace in West Asia.

Speaking to the reporters, Tharoor said, "We definitely have to solve this problem very urgently, and I have already publicly appealed for the Government of India to lead in calling for an end to the conflict for de-escalation and diplomacy... Oil prices have been shooting up. The problem is a shortage because the physical gas cannot leave Qatar, which supplies 40% of the gas that we import from that area. The Strait of Hor...