Jaipur, March 14 -- Congress workers staged protests at several places in Rajasthan on Friday over an alleged shortage of LPG cylinders following the West Asia conflict and accused the government of failing to ensure adequate supply and causing hardship to the public. The protests were held in Jaipur, Ajmer, Jaisalmer, Nagaur, Alwar, Dholpur, Sawai Madhopur and other places. During protest in Jaipur, former minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas criticised the BJP government and alleged that people were unable to cook food due to the shortage of cylinders and rising prices. Congress leaders warned that the agitation would be intensified if the government failed to resolve the issue and restore normal gas supply soon. To symbolically register their protest, party leaders and workers lit traditional stoves and cooked food and made tea outside the collectorate premises, saying disruption in gas supply had forced people to resort to alternative methods of cooking. Ajmer Congress leader including Rajkumar Jaipal marched to the collectorate carrying empty LPG cylinders. In Jaisalmer, Congress workers led by district Congress president Amardeen Fakir and former minister Saleh Mohammad demonstrated outside the collectorate. Protesters carried empty cylinders, firewood, stoves and utensils and raised slogans against the government. Leader of opposition Tikaram Jully claimed the government was refusing to acknowledge the situation despite reports of a worsening supply scenario. "CM Bhajanlal Sharma had held a meeting just a day ago and claimed that there was no LPG crisis in Rajasthan... it is surprising how the Chief Minister and BJP leaders can make such claims despite the situation worsening every day," he said on X....