LPG shortage from Iran war fuels labour exodus from major Indian cities

LPG shortage from Iran war fuels labour exodus from major Indian cities Submitted by Mohsin Shah on Mon, 04/13/2026 - 17:41 The Indian government denies there is a reverse migration of labour, but long queues at railway stations tell a different story Migrant workers queue behind a rope barrier on a railway platform as they wait to board a train bound for Bihar, India (Mohsin Shah/MEE) Off For the past several days, 30-year-old Raj Kumar has been struggling to feed his family of four due to a shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in India's capital, New Delhi. For weeks, he's been trying to secure some LPG to keep his kitchen running. However, fuel prices in the city have increased.