New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly on Monday visited Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to give her a basket of onions as Diwali gift. The BJP has been slamming the Delhi government for failing to rein in the onion prices.
Despite assurances from Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and the Central government, there has been no respite from rising onion prices. The retail prices in Delhi continue to be approximately Rs 80 per kg. In Bhopal, the prices are close to Rs 100 per kg.
"The Congress government is doing nothing on the ground to bring down the prices of onions. It is only paying lip service and taking cosmetic measures to pile up on common man's woes," Delhi BJP chief Vijay Goel had said.
Hinting at the Maharashtra Chief Minister's suggestion to Sheila Dikshit, BJP had earlier accused the Congress government of being in a deep slumber even though another state government suggested to purchase onions from Nashik and sell them in Delhi to reduce prevailing prices.
"The Congress government claimed that onions are sold through Safal outlets. But, for a population of over 1.67 crores in Delhi, there are only about 350 Safal outlets, which is grossly insufficient. It has been a common experience that whatever onions arrive at these stores, it vanishes within an hour or so and even the quality of onions is bad," he had said.
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