Thiruvananthapuram, January 29: Charging the Centre of not doing anything to check the prices of essential commodities, BJP today said the increase was not just due to bad management but also a result of corruption.
“While the Congress is blaming food minister Sharad Pawar for allowing things to drift, the latter, in turn, was arguing that PM’s policies are primarily responsible for the rise,” BJP National Secretary Balbir Punj told reporters here.
He said that while this “blame game” was on, the government as a whole was doing nothing to rein in prices and bring relief to the common people.
In the the case of essential commodities like rice and sugar, evidence of mismanagement and corruption has begun to surface, he said.
“A year ago, he said, India exported sugar at Rs 11.05 per kg.
–Agencies