October 29, 2005
payaj ke aansu ...( tear of onion)...
Generaly when we chop onion we get tear..but now onions are developed one step ahead ..(it has seen complain add nenakirain "Nan valargirain mummyyy..."..)without being cut it is giving tears to public...onion the major vegetable whihc is added in all recepies now with the steep increase in prices of onion Householders across India are suddenly finding it prohibitively expensive to buy onions.
As per news Heavy rains in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat destroyed large parts of the crop in these states which are considered to be major onion producing states....
The prices of onions in Maharashtra have reached the highest in eight years and are likely to increase further in the next fortnight sources said...
Two factors are responsible for the shortage. First, many farmers have switched from onion cultivation because of the low prices the crop has been fetching for the past few years. Then, the shortage spiralled as the crop was damaged by unseasonal rains
- Harshwardhan Patil, Marketing Minister, Maharashtra
For the moment, onions are more expensive than most fruits, a fact that makes many consumers furious.
"Right now onions are more expensive than apples and prices threaten to rise after Diwali," one customer said.
"We cannot afford such prices. We will just have to stop eating onions," said another.
As Diwali & Ramadan approaches, there are also fears that traders might be hoarding onions, creating a new problem for the government.
Just a few years ago, during the 1998 assembly elections, rising onion prices led to the rout of the BJP and signalled the political rebirth of the Congress Party.
The humble onion made itself known then as a political force to be reckoned with, a lesson that should probably not be forgotten today.
sources also said if the price is increased in rising order this may have effect in coming elections...
So an onion is shaking general public and politicians as well....
Could remember a proverb in tamil..."yaanai ki oru kaalam vandha ..poonai ki oru kaalam varum"..eppo yanai or poonai kalam ella onion kaalam...
similar to "every cat has a day".......
see the onion "kaalam"
src:Heard in AAj Tak news...
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