Chennai, March 24 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over what he alleged was a lack of preparedness regarding LPG, asserting that "preparedness cannot be outsourced to the people."
The chief minister criticised the prime minister, saying that Modi wants the country to be prepared to deal with the impact of the conflict in West Asia, as it did during the coronavirus pandemic.
The DMK chief retorted by asking, "Prepared for what – leadership, or its absence?" Stalin, also the President of the DMK, asked PM Modi.
"Who should be prepared? Is it the central government or the people?" Stalin asked.
Further, the CM said: "preparedness cannot be outsourced to the people...why were you not prepared to protect us?"
In a statement, the DMK chief recalled that he had written to the prime minister urging immediate steps to ensure uninterrupted LPG supply for domestic, commercial, and industrial consumers in Tamil Nadu.
He had highlighted issues such as the safety and evacuation of Tamils in West Asia, the urgent facilitation of transit visas, coordinated evacuation, and additional flights for the safe return of stranded persons.
He also said that he had written to the Centre demanding that it revisit the methodology of natural gas distribution to power plants under the Natural Gas (Supply Regulation) Order, 2026, to ensure adequate gas availability to meet the upcoming summer peak power demand.