Bidar, March 14 -- Karnataka Information Technology and Biotechnology Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday referred to the ongoing shortage of commercial LPG cylinders in the country as a crisis formulated by the BJP.

The Karnataka Minister also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi compromised the foreign policy of the country to appease his industrial friends.

"This crisis has been formulated by the BJP. This is nothing but a disastrous policy by the central government. What was the need for Mr Modi to visit Israel two days prior to the war? What did he achieve? He went and got himself a non-existent award from Israel and he failed to condemn the attack on the Iranian leadership....Where is Mr Jaishankar? Where is Mr Hardeep Singh ...