New Delhi: Often termed as a luxurious food crop in recent times, onions are likely to witness a steep fall in the price in Delhi soon. The state government has given its nod to local traders for importing onions from countries like China and Iran.
With the onion price having witnessed a skyrocketing rise in the recent days, a hapless Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government asked the traders for a solution to the prevalent crisis.
With elections a few months away, the government did not want to face a crisis such as the one encountered by the erstwhile NDA government in 2004 polls due to onions. After the traders used their contacts, it was found that onions could be imported from neighbouring countries like China and Iran known for bigger onions and better quality than their Indian counterparts.
It has been decided that the imported crops will be sold at Rs 27/kg as compared to about Rs 90/kg. An aggressive BJP has launched a blistering attack on the Delhi government, accusing it of “total failure” in containing prices of onion, other vegetables and essential commodities and burdening people with high power tariff.
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With the onion price having witnessed a skyrocketing rise in the recent days, a hapless Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government asked the traders for a solution to the prevalent crisis.
With elections a few months away, the government did not want to face a crisis such as the one encountered by the erstwhile NDA government in 2004 polls due to onions. After the traders used their contacts, it was found that onions could be imported from neighbouring countries like China and Iran known for bigger onions and better quality than their Indian counterparts.
It has been decided that the imported crops will be sold at Rs 27/kg as compared to about Rs 90/kg. An aggressive BJP has launched a blistering attack on the Delhi government, accusing it of “total failure” in containing prices of onion, other vegetables and essential commodities and burdening people with high power tariff.
For More: http://www.enewspaperofindia.com
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