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Congress cites 82.3% onion price rise under Modi
The Hindu··5d ago
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday attacked the Modi government over rising food prices. He questioned the Prime Minister's silence on inflation. He said onion's all-India average retail price rose from Rs 29.50 per kg in June to Rs 53.78 per kg in September, an 82.3 percent increase. He also listed higher spice, pulse and cooking oil prices.
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What It Means For You
- Ramesh said arhar dal rose from Rs 100 to Rs 130 per kg in the past month.
- He said mustard oil moved from Rs 190 to Rs 210 per litre.
- The claims rest on a media report he shared about household food budgets.
What's Happening
- Ramesh posted in Hindi that food prices had broken the backs of middle and poor classes.
- He cited a 1977 song lyric from Hum Kisise Kum Nahin in the same attack.
- He asked where the government's promised achche din had gone.
The Price List He Shared
- He said spice prices rose by 10 percent to 25 percent in the past month.
- Green cardamom, he said, moved from Rs 4,000 to Rs 4,400 per kg.
- Chana dal, he said, rose from Rs 70 to Rs 100 per kg.
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