Kolkata, March 4 -- West Bengal leader Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the military escalation in the Middle East and underlined the long term impact of the joint US-Israel strikes and retaliatory strikes of Iran on the global economy and oil prices.

Ghosh told ANI, "I don't know what's going on, but whatever is happening is not right... We have just emerged from a pandemic. Then, the war began. The way war is spreading across the world, it will cause the economy to decline... Oil prices will rise, and gas will become a problem. Therefore, the war must stop.

The BJP leader said that India has adopted a neutral stance and is yearning for peace.

"This is why India is neutral. We are not on anyone's side. We are no...