Bhubaneswar, March 27 -- Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday dismissed rumours of a nationwide lockdown in India amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, calling such claims "completely false" and "irresponsible and harmful."

In a statement posted on X, the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas clarified that there is no proposal under consideration by the Government of India to impose any lockdown. "Rumours of a lockdown in India are completely false. Let me state this clearly, there is no such proposal under consideration. Attempts to spread rumours and create panic in such a situation are irresponsible and harmful," Puri said.

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