Following the instruction of All India Congress Committee as part of the agitation on rising inflation in the Country since August 17, Congress workers once again held a discussion programme on rising inflation at Morhabadi Maidan of the State Capital on Sunday, in which common people also participated.
Under the leadership of State Congress Sangathan Sashaktikaran Abhiyan Convener, Alok Kumar Dubey and senior Congress Leader, Lalkishore Nath Shahdev disseminate the message among common men in a unique way through street plays on the fifth consecutive day of the agitation. They disseminate the message that how people are facing difficulties because of the increase in the prices of essential commodities.
Participating in the discussion on inflation, common housewives and common citizens said that inflation has not left even the milk of children, vegetables have also become very expensive, due to the huge increase in the prices of wheat and flour it is becoming difficult for households. People said that since Modi's government has come, inflation is increasing day by day. They do not understand what to do. Common people said that now never let the Modi Government come back.
While discussing inflation, Dubey said that the price of essential commodities has increased by 15 to 20 per cent within four months, the prices of everything from milk, curd, ghee, paneer, rice, pulses, vegetables to toothpaste are increasing continuously. “Inflation is skyrocketing for everyone except the Prime Minister, Finance Minister and BJP leaders, the inflation which used to be a witch in 2014 has become their friend, generally the production of vegetables increases during the rainy season and the prices are reduced. But the effect of inflation is also on it, the prices of vegetables have increased by about 30 per cent in the wholesale market, while animal feed was Rs 2700 to 2800 quintal 4 months ago, but today its price has gone up to Rs 4400 per quintal,” he added.
Shahdeo said that the price of wheat is at an all-time high, wheat that was sold for Rs 25, 00 to 27, 00 months ago is being sold from Rs 32, 000 to Rs 35, 000, according to traders, the price of wheat has increased. Never seen such a boom before, while rice prices have also increased by Rs 10 per kg in the last 2 months, petrol and diesel prices have crossed a hundred, while the price of petroleum products is at the lowest level in the world market. But the people of the country are not getting any benefit from it,” he added.
Aftab Alam, Ashapati Toppo, Chandan Gudiya, Neeraj Mahto, Gui Ram Mahto, Gudiya Devi were mainly present in the program.