# Kejriwal urges Centre to buy cheaper oil from Russia and Iran 2026-08-16T13:46:31+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged the Centre to buy cheaper oil and gas from Russia and Iran, citing rising petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices. He warned of fuel shortages affecting farmers, pointing to reports from Gujarat where long queues of tractors were seen outside petrol pumps. Kejriwal said farmers faced severe difficulties in obtaining diesel, directly impacting farming operations. He questioned why the Government of India was not purchasing fuel from Russia and Iran despite the possibility of reducing costs, and appealed for quick action to provide relief from shortages and high prices. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Arvind Kejriwal, Farmers, Government of India, Iran, oil, Russia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kejriwal-urges-centre-to-buy-cheaper-oil-from-russia-and-iran/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kejriwal-urges-centre-to-buy-cheaper-oil-from-russia-and-iran/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/