New Delhi: India may import onions to stabilise prices that have soared to `90 per kg in the national capital, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said yesterday.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, Sharma blamed hoarders for the recent spike in prices. “We will import onion if there are proposals and requirements so that we can stabilise the prices,” he said.
However, the minister emphasised that there was enough stock of onion in the country. “We have enough onion stock in the country and the state governments must act firmly against the hoarders who are hoarding the onions which has led to the artificial scarcity and sharp escalation of prices,” Sharma said. Onion prices soared to `90 per kg in the national capital and they are being sold at around `80 per kg in other parts of the country. The prices have more than doubled in the past four months.
Status report
on coal filed
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) yesterday filed a status report with the Supreme Court on the progress of its investigation into the irregularities in allocation of coal blocks. The agency filed the status reports in a sealed cover with the apex court registry. The court is monitoring the investigation. The status report gives the details of other FIRs filed by the CBI and the progress in the ongoing investigation in coal block allocations since the perusal of the earlier status report by the court on August 29. IANS
