BJP wants Pawar’s resignation
New Delhi,Jan. 24: Charging that the prices of essential commodities skyrocketed due to the Centre’s "faulty" policies aimed at giving benefits to traders, the BJP on Sunday demanded the removal of agriculture minister Sharad Pawar from the Union Cabinet and a CBI probe into "all the scams" relating to wheat, paddy and sugar.
Accusing the government of failing to check spiralling prices, BJP spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad said: "Despite claims that all FCI godowns were loaded with wheat, the government imported poor quality wheat at Rs 19 per kg and today it is available at Rs 24 per kg. Similar is the case with rice, sugar and pulses which are available at skyrocketing prices to the common man. This is a scam." The BJP leader also demanded an explanation from PM Manmohan Singh on the alleged scams.
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