With AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal making hike in gas prices a poll issue, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying Reliance Industries' (RIL) contract for KG-D6 gas fields cannot be terminated pending arbitration on issue of output lagging targets. br br While the contract provides for termination in case of a default by a contractor, the Oil Ministry under S Jaipal Reddy in May 2012 had slapped penalty of USD 1.005 billion on RIL for failing to produce natural gas in line with the pre-stated targets. br br RIL disputed the order and initiated arbitration.