India, March 14 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has raised a red flag over the escalating cooking gas crisis in the country, attributing the "grave situation" to the Government's failure to shield energy supply chains from the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.

In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby expressed deep anguish over the "debilitating impact" of the conflict on Indian households. He noted that despite official claims, the scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has forced citizens into long queues, while black-marketeers are selling domestic cylinders for as much as Rs 4,000.

"The Government appears to have failed to ensure adequate gas reserves that could prot...