Theonion is a bulb bomb in India, it is powerful enough even to shake governments.The Janata Party government at the Centre in 1979 and the BJP government inDelhi in the 90s are still considered victims of onion bomb. This month, yetagain, we saw prices of onion skyrocketing to a record high (Rs 80 per kg)setting off jokes like onion rings giving diamond rings a run for their money.The skyrocketing prices are shocking given that famers sell their produce at alow price as they lack storage facility to stock the onions. The skyrocketingprices benefit the middlemen and traders, who end up making huge profits andthe farmers who toil hard end up as beggars. The government has to bridge thisgap and ensure that the hard-working farmers get the worth for theirtoil.
