Kolkata, Nov. 15 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made it clear that the State
Government will take strong action against all those selling vegetables at exorbitant
prices.
" Many sellers are selling at prices up to four times that at which they are buying from
farmers. We have spoken to the sellers' associations and chambers of commerce to
correct this aberration in the next few days, " she stated.
" The cyclone has caused devastation for sure, but vegetables are grown all over the
State. So we will be able to tide over the difficult situation. Only onions is a problem.
The Centre imports onions. The Centre had an agreement with our organisation,
NAFED to supply onions at Rs 25 per kg. But the Centre is violating that agree...