{"id":292046,"date":"2023-02-28T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/28\/maharashtras-onion-price-drop-sparks-big-face-off-in-assembly\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T08:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T08:45:00","slug":"maharashtras-onion-price-drop-sparks-big-face-off-in-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/28\/maharashtras-onion-price-drop-sparks-big-face-off-in-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Maharashtra&#8217;s Onion Price Drop Sparks Big Face-Off In Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-02\/936i9b8_onion-garland-protest-by-ncp-mlas_625x300_28_February_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Onion Garland Protest In Maharashtra Over Steep Fall In Prices\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Onion Garland Protest In Maharashtra Over Steep Fall In Prices\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Onion Garland Protest In Maharashtra Over Steep Fall In Prices\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-02\/936i9b8_onion-garland-protest-by-ncp-mlas_625x300_28_February_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-28T14:53:03+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=685152&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/28022023_n_NCPMLAs_206624_745549_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T3M04S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-02\/936i9b8_onion-garland-protest-by-ncp-mlas_625x300_28_February_23.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=685152&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">NCP MLAs staging a protest at the assembly wearing garland of onions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Mumbai: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Maharashtra assembly today witnessed chaos over the falling onion prices and was adjourned for the day amid an uproar by the Opposition members.<\/p>\n<p>The Opposition MLAs demanded a discussion on the farmers&#8217; issue in the assembly after Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the Legislative Council the state government was ready to provide grant to the onion producers.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Fadnavis said the government is taking all measures to provide relief to the onion farmers by buying their produce.<\/p>\n<p>Following two brief adjournments, the House was adjourned for the day amid Opposition uproar.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party MLAs staged a protest at the Maharashtra assembly wearing garland of onions.<\/p>\n<p>The assembly protests come a day after the farmers stopped the auction at Asia&#8217;s biggest onion market in Nashik district due to the falling prices. The protest at the Lasalgaon mandi in Nashik was called off in the evening following an assurance by a state minister.<\/p>\n<p>BJP MLA Ram Kadam alleged that the protesting farmers were actually Congress and NCP workers.<\/p>\n<p>Congress state chief Nana Patole accused the government of being anti-farmers. &#8220;If they are Congress workers, will you not help the farmers who support the Congress,&#8221; he responded to Mr Kadam&#8217;s allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The wholesale prices of onions, which had been on a constant decline in the state, fell from Rs 4 to Rs 2 per kg yesterday, angering the farmers.<\/p>\n<p>The onion growers have demanded an immediate grant of Rs 1,500 per quintal of onions and that the government buy their produce at Rs 15-20 per kg. Else, they would not let the auction resume at the mandi, said a representative.<\/p>\n<p>But the onions fetched a minimum price of Rs 200 per quintal (Rs 2\/kg) as soon as the auction opened for the week yesterday. The maximum was Rs 800 per quintal with the average being around Rs 400-450 per quintal.<\/p>\n<p>Angered by this, the farmers had stopped the auction and staged a protest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/onion-garland-protest-in-maharashtra-over-steep-fall-in-prices-3820962\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NCP MLAs staging a protest at the assembly wearing garland of onions. Mumbai: The Maharashtra assembly today witnessed chaos over the falling onion prices and was adjourned for the day amid an uproar by the Opposition members. 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