It is difficult to divorce politics from festivals in a pre-election year. The Shiv Sena will hoist a pot containing onions and invite women govindas to smash their fury into it. Onions rather than flower bulbs will decorate the string, and the winning mandal will be given a prize of 11 kg of the vegetable. Shakha pramukh Yashwant Vachile will erect this handi near the Dadar flower market. "We are trying to shake the state government out of its slumber. For nearly one month, a basic food item like onion has been selling for Rs 60 per kg, but the ruling Congress-NCP combine is sitting on the sidelines and watching. Middlemen have reportedly made a Rs 150 crore profit within four days, while the farmer and consumer continue to suffer," Vichale said.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:21:04 +0000
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