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News Desk: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Narendra Modi led BJP at the center for the increase in the prices of essential commodities like potatoes, onions, etc. She said that she wrote to PM Modi on this issue and requested him to provide states the power to tackle this problem.
She said “The central government has made destructive farm laws leading to blackmarketing of essential food items like potato and onion. Earlier we used to keep a check on prices of these essential food items but the central Acts have robbed the states of their powers. This has caused losses to farmers as well as consumers”
She added “Prices of potatoes are increasing alarmingly. The state government should not be blamed for the high prices of items like potato or onion. The Centre has made such an act that it has gone into the hands of blackmarketeers”
She further added “West Bengal government is still selling potatoes at Rs 25 per kg from its ‘Sufal Bangla’ outlets“
