ONGOLE: CPI (M) activists staged a novel protest against rising prices of essential commodities near Prakasam bhavan here on Tuesday. They tied vegetables to a string well above their heads and tried in vain to reach them in a symbolic gesture that essential commodities were not in the reach of common people due to high prices.
Addressing the gathering, district party secretary Jala Anjaiah criticised the State and Central governments for failure to control prices of essential commodities. They failed to check hoarding and illegal transport leading to price rise, he charged. He alleged that the government is hand in glove with traders.
He said the ruling party was evincing more interest to divide people on Telangana and Samikya Andhra Pradesh issues than to control prices of essential commodities.
They later submitted a representation to District Collector Kantilal Dande. The Collector promised to look into the complaint that the survey teams are cancelling ration cards indiscriminately on the plea that they are bogus. He said he would give instructions to survey teams to weed out bogus cards only after ascertaining their status.
KURNOOL: The supporters of CPI (M) staged a demonstration here on Tuesday against rising prices of essential commodities.
Addressing the demonstration, party district secretary T. Shadrak accused the State and Central government of failing to control prices.
He said though the new commodities reached the market, the prices remained very high. Rice ruled at Rs. 33 and redgram and tamarind remained inaccessible to common man.
He said the problem had cropped up due to the collapse of public distribution system and failure of the government to control hoarding by traders. Even in the coming year, the government should take the twin measures to stop further escalation of prices.
Later, the protesters burnt the effigy of prices and shouted slogans. Party leaders Prabhakar Reddy, Bala Hussain and others were present.
(Courtesy : The Hindu)
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