Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition walked out of the Legislative Assembly on August 8, accusing the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government of failing to control food inflation.
Congress legislator P.C. Vishnudas, who moved an adjournment motion on the cost of living crisis, said the soaring prices for groceries and other basic essentials offered a snapshot of the intense pressure poorer families faced daily to put food on the table.
He alleged that the Finance Department’s refusal to underwrite the `3,600 crores Supplyco owed vendors had stalled institutionalised mechanisms to cap food prices via strategic market intervention.
