Price Hike raises the fear of backlash
With rising cost of vegetables and State Assembly elections round the corner, state government is at its toes. In one of the bold attempts to woo the voters, it has come out to the last standing post of appeasement: kitchen. As scarcity of rains has hit vegetable production in the country, prices are going up. In a bid to thwart dissatisfaction among general public over the issue, Maharashtra government started selling vegetables at low prices in some places. One such centre was inaugurated in the Colaba in Mumbai on Tuesday at the hands of chief minister Ashok Chavan.
At the function, Chavan told the public that state government is doling out a subsidy of Rs 150 crores to make the essential commodities available through reasonable rate shops across the state. However, his other claim that government has provided 9 metric tonnes of Toor pulses in market stands to be tested. Local media is running full of stories how the pulses and other commodities are lying in waste in the state godowns. According to him, onion which is being sold in the market at Rs 14 per kilo will be sold in government shops at Rs 9 per kg. Potato which is being sold at Rs 20 per kilo will be available at Rs 15 per kg.
On the other hand, opposition parties are grinding their axes for election with same issue in mind. Main opposition parties, Shiv Sena and BJP have decided to raise issue of price rise for assembly elections. Shiv Senaexecutive president Uddhav Thackeray recently told mediamen about the plan.
With rising cost of vegetables and State Assembly elections round the corner, state government is at its toes. In one of the bold attempts to woo the voters, it has come out to the last standing post of appeasement: kitchen. As scarcity of rains has hit vegetable production in the country, prices are going up. In a bid to thwart dissatisfaction among general public over the issue, Maharashtra government started selling vegetables at low prices in some places. One such centre was inaugurated in the Colaba in Mumbai on Tuesday at the hands of chief minister Ashok Chavan.
At the function, Chavan told the public that state government is doling out a subsidy of Rs 150 crores to make the essential commodities available through reasonable rate shops across the state. However, his other claim that government has provided 9 metric tonnes of Toor pulses in market stands to be tested. Local media is running full of stories how the pulses and other commodities are lying in waste in the state godowns. According to him, onion which is being sold in the market at Rs 14 per kilo will be sold in government shops at Rs 9 per kg. Potato which is being sold at Rs 20 per kilo will be available at Rs 15 per kg.
On the other hand, opposition parties are grinding their axes for election with same issue in mind. Main opposition parties, Shiv Sena and BJP have decided to raise issue of price rise for assembly elections. Shiv Senaexecutive president Uddhav Thackeray recently told mediamen about the plan.
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