Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 17: National Conference (NC) general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar today asked the incumbent administration to explore venues to check sky-rocketing prices of essential commodities in view of forthcoming Eid Azha, saying that the blight of pandemic and resultant economic distress has been compounded by pervasive inflation.
Expressing concern over the price rise in all edibles and other household essentials, Sagar stated that the Eid festivities have been dampened due to the inflation. He said that people are having a tough time running their households.
“Eid Al Azha would be celebrated in few days from now. But the markets are yet to pick up. People are finding it very difficult to ensure two decent meals for their families; not to talk of buying other lavish stuff. Mutton and chicken dealers, vegetable vendors are having a field day in extracting money from the consumers. People are thronging wholesale livestock mandies only to return home empty handed on account of being over changed by the vendors,” he said.
Sagar said midst all this administration has taken a back seat and the checking squads of FCSCA are not visible on ground to keep a check on price rise and strict compliance to the rate lists issued by the concerned department,” he said adding, everywhere people are complaining about being overcharged.
Impressing upon the concerned departments to rise to the expectations of people, Sagar calls for having added squads on ground to rescue consumers from falling prey to the market forces. He demanded that additional quota of sugar, rice, and wheat should be immediately doled out at much subsidized rates for APL, as well as BPL families in view of the Eid festivity.
Later, he paid obeisance at the revered shrine of Khanqa-e-Moala, Srinagar in view of the annual Urs Observance of Hazrat Ameer Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA) which was observed today with traditional gaiety and fervor.
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