Lefts concerns over price rise havent been addressed: Yechury

  • 18/04/2008

  • Hindu (New Delhi)

The Left parties on Thursday were dissatisfied with the government's proposed measures to control inflation, saying prices of foodgrains and edible oil were still on the higher side and the burden on the common man had not eased. Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury told reporters that the concerns of the Left parties had not been addressed by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in his reply in Parliament to the discussion on rising prices. Asked for his comments on a slight dip in inflation, Mr. Yechury said the burden on the common man had not eased and the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was not the true reflection of the high prices of foodgrains.