Kolkata: Following West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's concern over rising prices of agricultural commodities, state task force teams on Wednesday conducted inspections in various markets, interrogated sellers about commodity prices and warned traders against unreasonable price hikes. Per warned.
According to an official of the state agriculture marketing department, the task force conducted inspections at Maniktala market, Gariahat market, Lake market and Kakurganchi VIP market in Kolkata. He also visited markets in districts like Asansol, Durgapur, Seoraphuli and Sodepur.
In Kankurgachi, task force leader Rabindranath Kole held talks with wholesalers about vegetable and grain prices, and stressed the importance of avoiding hoarding and artificial price rise.
The task force includes top police officers and bureaucrats, including the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, DGP, ADG (Law and Order) and Police Commissioner.
"The task force members visited our market in the morning. The prices of agri-commodities in our market are no different from others. They walked around, talked to the vendors and left," said a member of the Maniktala market Byabasayee committee.
The action came after a meeting chaired by Banerjee at the state secretariat, where she set a 10-day deadline for officials to curb commodity prices.
Banerjee on Tuesday expressed displeasure over rising prices of agricultural commodities and blamed the central government for a "complete failure" in keeping a check on agricultural produce rates.
He had said, "It is true that the prices of essential commodities have become beyond the reach of common people. The Center has completely failed to control the price rise."
"I am giving you a deadline of 10 days, after which the prices should be reduced," Banerjee had told officials, traders and other stakeholders present at the meeting.
According to an official of the state agriculture marketing department, the task force conducted inspections at Maniktala market, Gariahat market, Lake market and Kakurganchi VIP market in Kolkata. He also visited markets in districts like Asansol, Durgapur, Seoraphuli and Sodepur.
In Kankurgachi, task force leader Rabindranath Kole held talks with wholesalers about vegetable and grain prices, and stressed the importance of avoiding hoarding and artificial price rise.
The task force includes top police officers and bureaucrats, including the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, DGP, ADG (Law and Order) and Police Commissioner.
"The task force members visited our market in the morning. The prices of agri-commodities in our market are no different from others. They walked around, talked to the vendors and left," said a member of the Maniktala market Byabasayee committee.
The action came after a meeting chaired by Banerjee at the state secretariat, where she set a 10-day deadline for officials to curb commodity prices.
Banerjee on Tuesday expressed displeasure over rising prices of agricultural commodities and blamed the central government for a "complete failure" in keeping a check on agricultural produce rates.
He had said, "It is true that the prices of essential commodities have become beyond the reach of common people. The Center has completely failed to control the price rise."
"I am giving you a deadline of 10 days, after which the prices should be reduced," Banerjee had told officials, traders and other stakeholders present at the meeting.
