Whenever the prices are being raised by the merchants, our parties(Opposition) raise a hue and cry at their top of their voices as if the venders pay the raised prices and taxes. But actually all the raised prices are being met by the consumers who pay the prices silently.
And the mechants donot pay the raised prices. But they object in a shrill voices as if they are being affected. And the opposition parties of India along with the traders make a stunt in the eyes of the public
"Interestingly, onion prices have skyrocketed to double over the past month in the benchmark Lasalgaon mandi on reduced supply" while today's Telugu TV channels continuously showed how hundreds of tons of onions in Kurnool Market yard are allowed to die as the price has become un-economical @ 2000/ per ton.Is there any Government in India to transport them to those markets where it is 'skyrocketing'*. Shame on the system prevailing in this jungle country.
*The modal price of Rs 29 a kg has not been seen since October 29, 2015.
During UPA rule of 10 years, onion prices were more than Rs. 100/-kg during Sept/Dec. In the BJP rule it never crosses the limit of 30-40 per kg. Similarly for tomatoes during monsoon season.
the prices never increased even when the rains were there but prices have increased only after the dates for the elections to Himachal and Gujarat were announced. Looks like there is some shady work behind the scenes working to defame the govt. As govt does not have a hand in controlling the prices of the veggies but pulses and grains the govt has a buffer stock to let out intimes of price rises. Now blame the rains if it pours or even if it doesn't for a yr and the farmers are not benefitted only the middlemen are benefitted from this situation, Farmers these days start saying that prices have decreased for their produce but in the market its high priced for the consumers, where is the money going then when the producer and the consumer is not benefitted. Most of the greens and spices (addons like green chilli, ginger, garlic, onions are mostly abd lavishly used in indian cusines
