New Delhi, March 13 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut accused the Centre of misleading the public over the availability of LPG cylinders, alleging that ground realities across several states contradict the government's claim that there is no shortage of cooking gas in the country.

Speaking to mediapersons here, Raut said, "The government is lying. PM Modi and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri are saying that there is no shortage of LPG in the nation, but they should see the reality in Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, UP, where people are lined up in queues to buy LPG. You might be getting LPG from Trump, Israel, but the common man, hotel owners are facing a lot of problems."

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