PPCC chief, Manpreet slam sugar price hike
Wednesday, 25/06/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140625/punjab.htm#7
Chandigarh : Partap Singh Bajwa, PPCC president, today flayed the Central Government for a hike in the import duty on sugar which has led to a rise in its price. He alleged Modi had already started “repaying” the corporate sector by making such moves as it had “funded” his party’s election campaign. Bajwa said after a hike in the rail fares, the increase in sugar price would add to the woes of the people.
He urged Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to clear his stand on the matter as his party was a partner in the NDA government.
People’s Party of Punjab president Manpreet Singh Badal also criticised the move to increase sugar prices. He said all sections of the society would be affected.
In a statement, Manpreet said it was strange that the party which had been assuring voters of pro-people measures had backtracked.
“If this is Modi’s vision of wonderland, one can imagine the situation in the coming days. It seems that this government is reciprocating the help it had received from the corporate sector during the election,” he added.
