The surging prices of vegetables and fruits are hitting the common man badly making them shell out more money and hurting household budgets. The retail vendors claim that they are getting the commodities at high price. The prices have doubled, putting the buyers in worry. This situation has severely impacted the lower-middle class families. The government seems to have done very little in terms of regulating prices. The government talks most promisingly about the “common man agenda” when it comes to lapping up votes but fails in times of real crisis. It is a case of the poor remaining poor and the rich getting richer. Even the tax laws favour the rich, those in the salaried class suffer the most because they pay high income tax and in return get little. The prices seem to be headed for the skies. From food to water, LPG, petrol, diesel, everything is becoming unreachable for the common man. What happened to all the promises they made during election time? It is high time they delivered what they had promised.
