India Today | Latest Stories•Mar 27
Government rubbishes lockdown rumours amid panic buying at petrol pumps over Iran war
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Puri, on Friday clarified that the rumours of a Covid-19-like nationwide lockdown are completely false as the central government is not considering any such move amid the deepening Middle East crisis. The rumours of a possible nationwide lockdown arose amid panic buying at several petrol pumps and a shortage in the supply of LPG cylinders, following the closure of the energy corridor Strait of Hormuz due to the prevailing conflict in the Middle East.
