SDPI Slams Government Inaction as West Asia Conflict Triggers LPG Shortage and Restaurant Shutdowns

Yasmin Farooqui, National General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of India, condemns the failure of the Modi administration to protect India’s hospitality sector from the cascading economic consequences of the ongoing conflict in West Asia, which has pushed restaurants, small eateries, and hotels toward an unprecedented crisis.

Shortage of commercial LPG cylinders throughout the country has begun to cripple restaurants, hotels and industrial sectors in major cities including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Kolkata. This scenario will push the entire working class into sufferings and hardships.

Farooqui said the government’s response has been reactive and poorly planned. While authorities have prioritized household LPG distribution, the absence of a clear contingency strategy for commercial users has left thousands of small and medium eateries struggling for survival. The regime’s stupid and unethical foreign policies is a serious concern wherein the nation has to bear the brunt of extensive damages.

The Social Democratic Party of India therefore demands immediate restoration of commercial LPG supplies, diversification of energy import sources, and emergency relief measures to protect small businesses and workers whose livelihoods now hang in the balance.