New Delhi, March 10 -- The ripple effects of the West Asia have reached Bengaluru's eateries and hotels, with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) facing a potential shortage across the city, leading to the shutdown of various restaurants. In view of the prevailing situation, Bharatiya Janata Party's Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya has written to Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, flagging concerns over a potential shortage of gas cylinders and asking that a continued supply is maintained for the hospitality sector.

"The reports of a shortage of LPG cylinders and its possible disruption to the hotel industry have been communicated to Hon. Minister Shri @HardeepSPuri Ji. The Minister has constituted a high priority panel to ensure LPG...