'More Oil, Gas Shipments Coming...': Centre Assures India's Energy Security Remains Stable At All-Party Meet

The Central government on Wednesday assured the political parties of the stable energy security of India amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the ongoing war. In the all-party meeting, the government said that additional shipments, carrying oil and gas, are underway.

The meeting was called by the government to brief them about the West Asia situation and India's preparedness. The all-party meeting lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes.

After the meeting, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that all the parties raised concerns over the ongoing conflict. With active participation in the meeting, they raised concerns over its possible implications for India.

Rijiju said, "Everyone attended and participated well. All party leaders shared information and expressed their concerns on behalf of their respective parties. Opposition members asked many questions about how the situation in West Asia, arising from the conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States, will impact India, and what steps the government has taken for the Indian people."

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Rijiju added that the entire Opposition has asserted full support for the decisions of the government in this hour of crisis.

On Trinamool Congress skipping the all-party meeting, Rijiju said, "Representatives from all parties participated in the meeting. Only the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was one party that didn't participate. I requested it twice, but they said they wouldn't attend because they were travelling elsewhere. Perhaps to West Bengal or somewhere else, but they said they wouldn't attend."

He added that all those who participated in the meeting raised important queries, and the government responded to all of them. According to Rijiju, all the opposition parties present in the meeting were "satisfied."

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"Many members wanted to know the details of the gas and petroleum supply through the Strait of Hormuz, and they were all satisfied that India secured four ships already. So the opposition members were satisfied with the effort made by the government," he said.