New Delhi, February 06: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Centre for attributing price rise to “adverse” weather conditions, contending that cost of essential commodities were contained when similar climatic conditions prevailed between 2000-02.
“I am surprised to learn that the Government of India has attributed price rise to ‘adverse’ weather and climate change,” Modi said at the Chief Minister’s conference convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
He contended that “more adverse climatic conditions” had prevailed for three years between 2000-02 which had an “equally adverse effect on agriculture production.”
“Yet, the food inflation was contained within five per cent through better supply side management,” he said.
BJP-led NDA was in power at the Centre from 1998 to 2004.
Modi also sought to reject the Centre’s argument that hike in minimum support price had led to rising prices.
–PTI