Bengaluru, March 10 -- Amid shortage of commercial LPG cylinders due to the ongoing West Asia crisis, Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday called on the central government to take preemptive steps and provide clarity on how supply will be maintained.

He also criticised the central government's stand on the Iran conflict, alleging that India had openly sided with Israel and the United States.

Speaking to the reporters in Bengaluru, Rao said, "The government should clearly tell how they will restart the required supply and how people and businesses will survive till then... This war in Iran is having great consequences for us also. We need a lot of clarity and preemptive measures to ensure that the supply of LPG and natural gas ...