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Surely, we are being murdered brutally. Inflation is running in double digits. The major contributors are rising food prices and high cost of imported crude. Damn! The petrol prices in Jammu have surged to Rs. 69/ litre and everytime there is a hike in petrol prices, it creates an inflationary surge for other commodities too.
The price of petrol has been decontrolled by the Government, yet we pay high taxes which kills us on both counts. About food inflation, the recent increase in vegetable and fruit prices is putting an additional burden on the already strained household budgets of the common man in India. The prices of pulses and spices, a major ingredient of India, rose 2 to 3 three last year. Followed by that were the increasing prices of essential commodities like edible oil, milk, grains, staple vegetables like onion, potato, ginger, garlic, fruits, etc,. there seems nothing which is untouched by this inflation.
Yesterday only there was a headline that Indian Agriculture minister Sharad Pawaar was slapped by an Indian youth at a public function. The assailant was identified as Harwinder Singh. He later claimed that he was angry with corruption and inflation issues. And i bet, there are many more people who would love to do the same.
I really do not understand what measures the Agriculture Ministry takes to monitor market situations, facilitate smooth flow of goods from one place to another, forecast shortages, prevent hoarding and provide a decent price to the farmers. In most of these price surges, it is the middleman and the hoarder who makes a quick buck and not the poor farmer. We see images of grain rotting due to lack of storage areas. It never strikes the people to give this for free to the poor than to allow it to rot. The government starts crying and blaming the monsoon and everything else except their own incompetence. The Agriculture Minister is busy presiding over cricket events, and Agriculture Ministry seems clueless. We hear insane statements like the demand is increasing and people are becoming wealthier as the cause behind price rise!
With a government ridden with corruption and a lethargic set of people who always try to make some noises in the face of full-blown crises, I show a huge thumbs down to this so-called government for the aam aadmi. Damn, why must we suffer like this? We pay our taxes and live as decent citizens, yet look at what we get in return. I hate it when they throw economic growth rate figures as a measure of progress. A country that cannot give its citizens two decent square meals in a day, clean drinking water, sanitation and basic health facilities should not talk about progress. The entire thinking of our political class is skewed only towards one end -- wealth generation for themselves!
Obviously, inflation is actually the result of immoral trade between corporates and politicians and we the common people suffer the consequences of this immorality in form of price rise whose direct consequence is poverty and increasing economic difference.
The price of petrol has been decontrolled by the Government, yet we pay high taxes which kills us on both counts. About food inflation, the recent increase in vegetable and fruit prices is putting an additional burden on the already strained household budgets of the common man in India. The prices of pulses and spices, a major ingredient of India, rose 2 to 3 three last year. Followed by that were the increasing prices of essential commodities like edible oil, milk, grains, staple vegetables like onion, potato, ginger, garlic, fruits, etc,. there seems nothing which is untouched by this inflation.
Yesterday only there was a headline that Indian Agriculture minister Sharad Pawaar was slapped by an Indian youth at a public function. The assailant was identified as Harwinder Singh. He later claimed that he was angry with corruption and inflation issues. And i bet, there are many more people who would love to do the same.
I really do not understand what measures the Agriculture Ministry takes to monitor market situations, facilitate smooth flow of goods from one place to another, forecast shortages, prevent hoarding and provide a decent price to the farmers. In most of these price surges, it is the middleman and the hoarder who makes a quick buck and not the poor farmer. We see images of grain rotting due to lack of storage areas. It never strikes the people to give this for free to the poor than to allow it to rot. The government starts crying and blaming the monsoon and everything else except their own incompetence. The Agriculture Minister is busy presiding over cricket events, and Agriculture Ministry seems clueless. We hear insane statements like the demand is increasing and people are becoming wealthier as the cause behind price rise!
With a government ridden with corruption and a lethargic set of people who always try to make some noises in the face of full-blown crises, I show a huge thumbs down to this so-called government for the aam aadmi. Damn, why must we suffer like this? We pay our taxes and live as decent citizens, yet look at what we get in return. I hate it when they throw economic growth rate figures as a measure of progress. A country that cannot give its citizens two decent square meals in a day, clean drinking water, sanitation and basic health facilities should not talk about progress. The entire thinking of our political class is skewed only towards one end -- wealth generation for themselves!
Obviously, inflation is actually the result of immoral trade between corporates and politicians and we the common people suffer the consequences of this immorality in form of price rise whose direct consequence is poverty and increasing economic difference.
What is the way out to deal with this large-scale discontent and mismanagement -- street protests?
