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Jammu | June 25
Jammuites started feeling the pinch of skyrocketing prices of vegetables and fruits on day one of the three day strike call given by the Fruit and vegetable traders association at Narwal Fruit and Vegetable Market.
Since early morning the vegetable fruit market at Narwal wore a desereted look as over 7000 fruit and vegetable merchants suspended their business activity and took out a march and blcoked trqaffic on the Tawi bridge to register their protest. Later they moved across the city and closed down fruit shops and vegetable shops selling their left over stock at higher prices.
Residents across the Jammu city were seen moving from one shop to another in search of fresh stock of vegeatbles but in vain.The shopkeepers and vegetbale vendors indulged in black marketing and sold vegetables at exorbitant prices much to the discomfiture of housewives.Street vendors and rehriwallha bore the maximum brunt as they return empty handed from the narwal market in the absence of any trading activity.
Though the strike call was widely circulated but there were many who reached the Narwal market hoping that strike may be called off as hectic parleys were going on behind the scene to convince the leaders of the association to defer their decision to go on strike and come to the negotoating table to find the middle path.The appeals were made by the several senior Congress leaders and president of t he Chamber Commerce and Industry Ram Sahai.
The strike call was given by vegetable and fruit traders association to register their protest against the implementation of Agriculture Produce Market Act.
The fruit and vegetable traders' associations are demanding revocation of the government order imposing of two percent market fee on vegetables and fruits.
Common fear among the traders community is that this will directly affect common man as its implementation would automatically hike prices of fruits and vegetables manifold.
President of Jammu Fruit Traders' Association Darshan Kumar Suri, termed the APMA as an "obsolete act not feasible in the state."
He said the stae govt has turned a blind eye to the problems being faced by the traders and is sitting silently not coming to the aid of the trader community.
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Tomatao Rs 40-50 / Kg
Onion Rs 20-25 / kg
Patato Rs 15-20 /kg
Common seasonal vegetables 15-45 /kg
Mango RS 35-45 /KG
Banana Rs 30-36 / dozen
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