India, April 6 -- The shortage had been simmering for weeks. On Sunday, it spilled out onto the streets of northeast Delhi's Kardampuri, where angry residents gathered outside a local gas agency, accusing it of failing to supply cooking gas for months and pushing households into daily hardship.

The protest outside the Babarpur gas agency in the Babarpur Assembly constituency followed what locals described as two to three months of erratic LPG supply. For many families, the disruption has gone beyond inconvenience and begun to affect basic living. "We are not asking for anything extra. We just want our regular gas supply," said Shabnam, a resident who joined the protest. "Our cylinder got over five days ago. Since then, we have been cooki...