KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rolled out a slew of administrative measures on Thursday to keep prices of essentials in check even as she continued to target the BJP politically for the runaway rise in fuel and LPG prices, which she called a "planned calamity" and "a return gift" to voters for helping the BJP retain Uttar Pradesh.
The number of Sufal Bangla stalls, which sell 177 vegetables and other food products at lower than market rates, will be increased from 332 to 500 — a more than 50% jump — across the state. The state government had introduced these stalls in 2014, after a runaway rise in the price of onions and potatoes. Banerjee on Thursday urged officials to deploy unused buses for mobile Sufal Bangla stalls.
