Lucknow, April 11 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday assured that India has sufficient stocks of petrol, diesel and cooking gas to handle any crisis amid ongoing tensions in West Asia, and urged people not to pay heed to rumours about shortages.

Singh arrived in Lucknow, his Lok Sabha constituency, for a three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.

Speaking at an event in Gomti Nagar, Singh said, "Right now, the crisis in West Asia has created many challenges. Though formal talk of a ceasefire is underway, looking at ground realities, it would not be proper to assume the crisis is fully over."

"When tension rose in West Asia, our PM formed a committee under my chairmanship. Its job is to strengthen government efforts to dea...