BJP delegation meets PM on price rise, submits memorandum

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) A delegation of BJP top brass led
by senior party leader L K Advani on Wednesday submitted a
memorandum on rising prices of sugar and essential commodities
to Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh who assured that the
government would take appropriate steps to keep a check on it.

Besides Advani, party president Nitin Gadkari, senior
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley,
Rajnath Singh, S S Ahluwalia, Ananth Kumar were also part of
the delegation.
"The Prime Minister assured us of all possible measures
to control prices and also to examine the suggestions given by
us," Advani said after the meeting.
Rising prices of essential commodities, especially sugar,
has given BJP a handle to take on the government as well as
to revive the sagging morale of its party cadre after the
second consecutive Lok Sabha poll defeat last year.
BJP has launched the nation-wide stir from the district
to the national level in three phases. The party workers will
culminate with a gherao of Parliament in the second week of
March.
After Wednesday's meeting with the PM, Advani said, "Not
merely the weaker sections and BPL families but the entire
middle class is affected by inflation, particularly of food
articles."
Gadkari asserted that it was not correct on the part of
the Centre to accuse the state governments for exorbitant
increase in prices.
He insisted that increasing prices were a result of
shortcomings in the government policies. Price rise was
benefiting the corporates and traders, he added. (MORE)PTI RC
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