Price rise dominates parliament
New Delhi, Aug 4: Soaring food prices generated heat in parliament on Wednesday, with the Lok Sabha unanimously urging the government to act and come to the rescue of the common man.
While Sachin Tendulkar’s cricketing feat and the violence raging in the Kashmir Valley also figured in the house, members were mostly concerned over inflationary pressures. After vocal attacks on what the opposition said was the government’s failure to check food prices, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee put up a spirited defence of what the government was doing -- and would do.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned over the Babhali barrage row between Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) apologized after one of its members shouted at Mukherjee, the leader of the house. The debate on price rise ended in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with the house adopting a resolution.
“This House, having considered the inflationary pressure on the economy, urges the government to take further action to contain its adverse impact on the common man,” said the resolution read out by Speaker Meira Kumar.
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