People fume as prices touching sky ahead of Eid Srinagar, July (KNS): Ahead of Eid, the markets of Srinagar are witnessing huge rush with the people complaining prices toughing sky sans any check. According to the KNS correspondent, the markets of summer capital are these days abuzz with the huge rush of shoppers being witnessed in the city centre. Reports maintained that people in large number are busy in buying interiors, furnishing and food products for the Eid celebrations. Talking to KNS, scores of people while complaining that the prices of several commodities are toughing sky at present, they stated that the authorities again seem to be in slumber over putting lid to such violations being exhibited openly in the markets at present. They stated that the food items are being sold without any price lists and that the shopkeepers seem busy in ‘looting’ people with their new marketing mantra and that is, “lena hae to lo’. People also stated that the market checking squads remain absconding in the city, hence giving free hand for price violations. “Now this situation has become unbearable for us. We are being taken for a ride and no measures are being taken to control the market inflations.” There are several others who are of the opinion that the market checking squads and the shop keepers are in ‘nexus’ to sell products at their own prices. “It is quite disappointing that at one time the authorities fix rates and make that public but now the situation on ground is different. Those rates, fixed by the government are never implemented on ground. Either the government is reluctant or is itself willing to surround people with such crises.” The shopkeepers, particularly those selling food products including veggies and fruits stated that they themselves get the products against the rates that are higher than the ones fixed by the government. “How could we sell the products at the fixed rates when we get them much higher than the actual?,” asked the vegetable seller of Lal Chowk. (KNS)
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:55:36 +0000
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