Mumbai, March 11 -- Amid disruptions to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplies across the country due to the West Asia conflict, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday warned of strict action against suppliers found hoarding or black marketing cylinders. While acknowledging that commercial LPG supplies could be affected, the state said its priority was to ensure an uninterrupted supply to households. Addressing the media at Vidhan Bhavan, state revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has issued clear instructions to all district collectors to act decisively against the hoarding and black-marketing of LPG cylinders. He also said that the government's top priority was to ensure an uninterrupted supply of domestic LPG to every household. "Domestic supply is more important than commercial," said Bawankule. "A bit of delay in commercial gas will not make much difference. Households must get all cylinders. If a war is going on and the supply of gas is affected, some restrictions are bound to follow." When asked about reports of restaurants curtailing operations due to a shortage of LPG cylinders, Bawankule said, "The central government has started monitoring the situation. Some steps need to be taken during a situation like war." The state's civil supplies minister, Chhagan Bhujbal, also admitted that commercial gas supply could be affected. "The central government has advised that the entire focus should be on the household gas supply, and it should not be affected. They did not say anything about commercial supply. This also means it is difficult to meet the demand for commercial gas supply," he said....