The two Left parties alleged that traders and middlemen were creating artificial scarcity by hoarding huge quantities of essential commodities and this was resulting in steep hike in prices of essentials.
The government was, instead, registering cases against leaders and activists of the Left parties who unearthed these stocks.
Mounting pressure
CPI (M) State secretary B.V. Raghavulu and his CPI counterpart K. Narayana said the Left parties had decided to intensify their agitations to mount pressure on the State and Central governments to take steps to check price rise. The two leaders released posters educating people on the Jail Bharo programme being organised by the Left parties on April 8 in line with a call given by their national leaderships.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Raghavulu said the two parties would mobilise thousands of people to conduct picketing in front of the government offices at mandal and district levels as part of the programme. It would be preceded by joint seminars and other programmes to create awareness among the people on the ‘detrimental' effects of the policies adopted by the governments.
Dr. Narayana Said that though there was an overall decline in prices of food commodities at field level, the benefit was not being passed on to either the consumers or farmers indicating the role of middlemen.
(Courtesy : The Hindu)
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