India, March 12 -- Energy minister Hardeep Puri gave 'full' assurance on Thursday that there is 'no shortage of fuel' in India amid mounting concerns due to Strait of Hormuz closure.

Addressing the Lok Sabha, Puri said, "There is no shortage of petrol, diesel, kerosene, ATF or fuel oil. The availability of petrol, diesel, aviation and fuel oil is fully assured."

Emphasising that what the world is going through currently is something it has not faced in history, Puri said that India has to "navigate the consequences" of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, even though it has no role in it.

The energy minister also addressed the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz which has disrupted the global energy supply and credited Prime Minist...