Skyrocketing price rising of essential commodities, amidst other problems, paralyses not only the life of poor but also the life of well-to-do of the entire country. Why such a situation arises does not need citation. From the time of last Lok Sabha election as we have noticed, price of the essential commodities began to soar. The prime reason of this rising is undoubtedly the result of collection of money made by all the political parties from the traders. As such, the government, both the central and state government cannot pressurize the traders to curtail down the soaring prices of essential commodities. Instead, they have to take the side of the traders. And this makes common people victim.
Obviously this brings about a hurdle to the common mass today, nearly seventy percent people of the state feel complex to earn lively-hood. They are unable to arrange their sustenance. A recent media report, which was published in Dainik Agradoot, revealed that the price of the essential commodities increases unbelievably. The report showed that the price of one-kilogram common rice varies from rupees 14 to rupees 22.
Certainly we may put a question in this context that how can a family buy rice whose daily income is not more that fifty rupees. It is heartening. But unfortunately our government as well as the elected representatives remains indifferent towards the problem. The same report cited that a nexus between state administration and the traders come off. And by dint of which the traders hike the prices of essential commodities almost everyday. The state administration infringes some rule and regulations, especially the Essential Commodities Act, 1956 and the Prevention of Black Marketing Act. On the other hand though the Chief Minister asserts to take necessary step to control the price rise but it becomes null and void like his promises prior to last assembly election in 2006.
Apart from this the central government makes only some desperate attempts. It is quite obvious that this encourages the traders to increase the price of the essential commodities. The comment of Union Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar that published in Rashtravadi urging the people to buy less sugar for mitigating the problem is also negative. It is seen that he also likes to shun the problem in instead of taking responsible measure to ameliorate the situation. From this it can be taken for granted that the problem will deepen.
PermalinkSubmitted by Pallavi Barua on Tue, 09/02/2010 - 16:06
Price rise is a result of 'Artificial Scarcity', which is an outcome of nexus among traders-politicians in democratic republics like India. Traders sponsor political parties during elections and the elected government favours them during their regime. So no one makes any wholehearted attempt to arrest price rise.
This is true with all ruling governments in India, with few exceptions as in West Bengal and Kerala where leaders are somewhat genuine compared to thoroughly corrupt states like Assam. It is worth mentioning that presently, India is surplus in food. The country is not only self-sufficient in food but has surplus too...an achievement of the farmers of India.
PermalinkSubmitted by milk talukdar on Fri, 12/02/2010 - 20:22
The people so called economic power like India should accept the rising price. If the people still can't afford this price, those economists should suicide who always talk high about Indian economy. Hiking price is a worldwide phenomenon and more or less every country is suffering from this. This is an opportunity to know the weight of own body. Just don’t dance in air.
PermalinkSubmitted by mirza hazarika on Mon, 15/02/2010 - 03:50
I totally agree to Pallavi. She has portrayed the bitter but the true picture of politicians and their sponsors. The victims are always the people who vote for them hoping for some good to happen. but after elections the rulers dance on the people's graves.
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