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Early times report
Jammu, Apr 10: About 5000 workers of state BJP to participate in BJP's Maha Rally and Parliament Chalo programme on April 21 against unprecedented hike in prices. BJP National General Secretary and Minister for Forest Himachal Pradesh, J P Nadha announced. Nanda who was on visit to Jammu to take stock of State BJP participation in Maha Rally held Congress-led UPA government solely responsible for the unabated rise in prices of essential commodities. He charged Centre of following a 'wrong and unjustified economic policy' leading to high inflation to 16-17 per cent now.
'These had brought immense misery to the masses across the country with no hope of any early recovery if no immediate measures were taken', he asserted. Giving figures, Nadha said, "When UPA took the nation functioning inflation was 1% which increases to 12 % in 2009 and as now its 16-17 percent and food inflation touched 20% mark". "Not only inflation, UPA also responsible for increase in poverty as according to Tendulkar Committee Report, 42 Cr people are Below Proverty Line which was at Rs 31 cr in 2005", he said, adding, "People are now feeling the heat of inflation which will cost UPA Govt".Alleging that the present rate of inflation in India was the 'highest in the world', the BJP leader said 'There are elements which are getting benefit from faulty economic policy of the UPA Govt'. 'its Godowns are overflowing but still the people are not getting the essential commodities', Nadha said, alleging, 'The random speculation and manipulation at the future trading of all these commodities and the unconcerned attitude of the Union government towards them were also responsible for the abnormal rise in prices'. Present government could not achieve the same because of the wrong economic policies.
He informed that BJP president Nitin Gadkari has posed 14 questions on price rise in a letter to the Prime Minister including, where have things gone wrong? 11% inflation in India is highest in the world. Though Chinese GDP growth is 9.5% (India 7.2%), China has 2% inflation and India 11% , Do you deny that inflation in India is 11% as against global inflation of 1 to 2% ?, Sugar price in India is more than double and wheat 80% more than prices in other countries, Is it not true that the prices of food articles are 80% higher than in the world market?, Is it not a fact that Prices of Essential Commodities doubled during your regime?, Don't you agree that down trodden and middle class find it difficult to make meets end?, You prefer to export sugar at Rs.12.50/kg and import it at Rs.22 but not create any buffer stock. Don't you owe an explanation to the people?, Do you plead ignorance about your scandalous export -import policies?, Then why 42 crores people of rural India are still below poverty line? Are you really giving them food?, Govt. Godowns are overflowing & food grains are getting rotten. Then why prices are skyrocketing, leaving poor people half fed?, Is it not true that the Govt appointed Saxena Committee pointed out that 51 % poor have been denied BPL ration card and deprived of food grains?, What do you have to say about this? Difference between price paid to farmers and retail price?, Why farmers get the least, aam aadmi pays the most?, Manipulative turnover/ demand is pushing the prices. Whom are you benefiting? Speculators, Manipulators, Multi-nationals?, What are the vested interests of your Govt. in making suggestive forecasts about shortages in food production? Is it to check prices or to create panic? He further informed that state unit will also collect 5 lacs signature campaign while on April 17-18 State Executive Meet will be held to revive the State participation in Maha Rally on April 21.
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