Stating that he had been “actively monitoring” the supply situation of crude, LPG, LNG, petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Puri said, “the first responsibility in terms of the objectives set out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to keep India supplied.” (File Photo) Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the Union government has kept the consumer “shielded” and did not revise retail prices of petrol and diesel even when crude import prices went up following the West Asia conflict. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Surat , hours after the oil companies announced the commercial LPG rate hike by Rs 993, Puri rejected claims that the Modi government did not increase prices due to the Assembly elections in some states.…