New Delhi:
Bihar Minister Shravan Kumar has defended the latest rise in sugar costs within the state with a weird logic – diabetes. In accordance with the minister, the value hike will not have a lot influence on individuals as they’ve turn out to be cautious about their sugar consumption as a result of rising diabetes instances.
“Individuals are consuming much less sugar anyway. Everyone seems to be affected by diabetes. Who eats sweets nowadays? I really feel that the sugar worth hike shouldn’t be going to make a distinction anyway. There is no such thing as a want to fret,” Kumar informed the media.
The price of sugar per kilogram has risen to over Rs 65 in Bihar. Earlier, it was round Rs 48 to Rs 50.
Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha additionally defended the value hike, saying he “feels completely happy” when the value of farmers’ manufacturing rises. “There was a major enhance within the worth of sugar, and the explanation for this must be investigated. Now we have a minister answerable for sugar manufacturing, and we are going to search data on the matter. I’ve mentioned this very overtly: I personally really feel completely happy when the value of my farmers’ produce will increase,” he mentioned.
Pappu Yadav slams Shravan Kumar
Unbiased MP Pappu Yadav slammed Kumar for his weird logic over the sugar worth hike, questioning what individuals can count on from him.
“Irrespective of how a lot ghee is poured on cow dung, it’ll nonetheless style like cow dung. What are you able to count on from such a minister? When gasoline and tomato costs rose, many outstanding leaders, together with Smriti Irani, have been elevating questions, however at present, when sugar costs rise, they’re speaking about diabetes. The most important diabetes is the federal government,” he mentioned.
