Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 20: State president of Shiv Sena (Bala Sahib Thackery), Dimpy Kohli has made a strong appeal to Finance Minister Arun Jaitely to take concrete steps to stop rising inflation in budget 2016-2017.
While addressing the media persons here today, Dimpy Kohli along with general secretary, GI Singh, vice president Sandeep Bhagat and State secretary, Raj Singh, said rising inflation is a matter of concern for every citizen of India. He said Finance Minister must take concrete steps to bring down the rate of eatables viz. pulses, atta, rice, vegetables, fruits, milk, etc. so that poor can take his two times meal with satisfaction.
He said that it is very unfortunate that rate of electronic items is decreasing whereas rate of eatables is increasing. Dimpy said that mobile is costing Rs 251 whereas rate of vegetables are sky rocketing.
Dimpy said Shiv Sena demands that Government of India must decrease the rate of eatables so that poor people must heave a sigh of relief.