Bengaluru, March 10 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urgently requested Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, via a letter to intervene in the severe commercial LPG shortage in Bengaluru.

He claimed that disruption in supply following a central directive is forcing restaurants, hotels, and catering services to the brink of temporary closure.

Highlighting that a revised order issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, which he said prioritises domestic LPG, has caused an unintended supply crisis for commercial users.

In a letter to the Union Minister for Petroleum, he said, "While the intention behind the order to ensure uninterrupted LPG supply to households across the country is well u...