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Pulse (Tur Dal) prices crossed Rs.100 per kg : VJAS urged Indian Govt. for urgent intervention to off load stock

Nagpur-JULY 19^TH 2009

Now as predicted by VJAS Pulse (Tur Dal) prices has crossed Rs.100 per kg today but till today neither state PDS or central PDS official has taken any step to off load the stock of pulses and arrange to provide 10 k.g. of pulses @Rs.10 under public distribution system(PDS) to all BPL families as demanded earlier .

VJAS alleged Indian PDS minister sharad pawar’s active involvement in Pulse (Tur Dal) prices unprecedented volatility as this is pure artificial speculation of prices created few big traders and dal mill owners in central India.

“There is no justification for this pulse price rise as there is no change in national stock and supply imported lemon tur is also smooth but after loksabha election price rise is daily at alarming rate as it started with Rs.34 per kg. at the time of polling day and is now already being traded at Rs.102 per kg. that’s 300% rise in Pulse (Tur Dal) prices is last 50 days and we are till awaiting the central Govt. intervention but no relief yet which is very unfortunate” alleged Kishore Tiwari of Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS)who are running right to food movement in Vidarbha .

“It’s high time for union minister for food supplies sharad pawar to break the silence over Pulse (Tur Dal) prices as now Pulse (Tur Dal) prices have crossed Rs.100 per kg and till increasing on a daily basis due to unwarranted panic in the market as Govt. is giving political protection to few traders of pulses who are holding half of the national stock of Tur Dal . it’s urgent need to crack down these mafia operation to bring down artificial prices rise of Pulse (Tur Dal)” Kishore Tiwari urged the Indian Govt.

Tur dal, the staple diet of billions, has now gone off the platter of all poor due to its spiraling prices and the sales of tur dal, ruling close to Rs 102 kg, have come down almost 45% as not only the poor but also a section of middle class refusing to buy it.

Hence VJAS urged Indian Govt .to provide 10 k.g.of pulses @Rs.10 under public distribution system(PDS) to all BPL families along with strong penal action against all dal mill owners who are creating artificial shortage and hedging of price in open and commodity market too, Tiwari added.

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