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Let sugar become expensive, says MP minister Vijayvargiya
Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has said sugar should become expensive and advised people above 40 to avoid it entirely. Speaking in Indore, the BJP leader said sugar should be sold cheaply…
Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has said sugar should become expensive and advised people above 40 to avoid it entirely. Speaking in Indore, the BJP leader said sugar should be sold cheaply only through fair-price shops for children, and older people should not get it at all. He added that 90% of people no longer like sweets and that Ayurvedic doctors advise against sugar for those over 40.
Congress state president Jitu Patwari hit back, accusing BJP leaders of mocking families hit by inflation. He warned that voters would respond in upcoming elections. Retail sugar prices rose for the second straight day on Wednesday, with the all-India average hitting Rs 65.05 per kg, up from Rs 63.97 a day earlier, even as the government allowed imports of 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Sugar prices are politically sensitive in India, especially before the festive season when demand spikes. The central government, through the Department of Food and Public Distribution, sets a monthly quota for sugar sales and can impose stockholding limits to cool prices. The recent import approval for 10 lakh tonnes is aimed at bridging supply gaps. Vijayvargiya's remarks, however, shift the debate from policy to lifestyle, a move that may test whether voters accept personal health advice from a minister when household budgets are strained. The next key signal is the retail price trend over the next fortnight, which will show if the import decision is working.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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