Taking a dig at souring onion prices and state government’s inefficiency in handling the crunch, the Opposition party chief Chandrababu Naidu along with his team stages a unique protest on Monday. In the wake of the winter session of the Assembly are to start from Monday, the former Chief Minister held the protest near the state Secretariat with onion garlands and big onion model. Raising slogans against the state government, Chandrababu and his team stated that the onion prices have risen to the level of gold prices and the state government has failed to reduce the price.
కేజీ ఉల్లి కోసం రాష్ట్రంలో మహిళలు పడుతున్న కష్టాలను, ప్రభుత్వం దృష్టికి తీసుకెళ్లేందుకు అసెంబ్లీ ఎదురుగా ధర్నా నిర్వహించాం. ఉల్లి కోసం మహిళలు క్యూ లైన్లలో నిలబడి సొమ్మసిల్లుతున్నారు. ప్రభుత్వం గొప్పగా చెప్పుకుంటున్న సబ్సిడీ ఉల్లి ప్రజలకు అందడం లేదు. (1/2)#OnionPriceHike pic.twitter.com/k84tkiI8No
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The TDP leaders were seen with a weighing scale, with gold on one side and onions on the other. However, the leaders who tried to barge into the assembly premises were stopped by the police which triggered a verbal attack. “The tall claims of government subsidised onions aren’t reaching people. Women are standing for hours to get a kilo of onions. We demand the government to regulate the prices and ensure that onions are available at a cheaper price,” Lokesh said in a tweet on Monday.
