Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Vegetable shocks” (August 15). Despite what the editorial states, one really wonders if the Congress-led UPA regime has actually woken up to the hardships that the common man is having to undergo every single day of his life. Given the state of our economy and the spiralling cost of the most basic of food items, the time is not far when the aam aadmi will perforce have to subsist on one meal a day.
The Government should not just ban export of onions but also warn hoarders and black marketeers of stringent action if they are found hoarding and selling the vegetable at exorbitant rates. It is the Government’s bounden responsibility to mitigate the sufferings of the people. But will the UPA rise to the occasionIJ