India, March 27 -- Ahead of participating in a meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review the preparedness and plans in the wake of the West Asia conflict, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Thursday, warned people to refrain from panicking or crowding petrol pumps, claiming that there is no shortage of fuel, LPG or essential commodities in the Union Territory.

"My earnest request is that people stop camping outside petrol pumps. If this situation continues, I may be forced to shut all petrol pumps for the next few days until this cycle of rumours stop," he told reporters. Abdullah said unnecessary crowding at fuel stations, despite official assurances, would only worsen the situation. "If people keep gath...