Congress candidates are mostly targeted with the Opposition candidates playing up the issue and blaming the Congress government at the Centre and the state for the price rise.
“We are being asked about the steep rise in price of essential commodities, and I fear this may become detrimental to our chances,” said a Congress candidate in coastal districts.
The price of good quality sona masoori rice was Rs 18 per kilo; it then increased to Rs 28 and now it is Rs 32.
The civil supplies have been defending the rise in price of rice saying changing food habits and preference for sona masoori rice have created an artificial demand which has resulted in price rise.
“Earlier, people used different varieties of rice, and not many preferred the refined ones. But these days more people have started consuming fine rice,” said a senior minister in the cabinet.
But the Opposition parties are telling voters that the price of rice would become Rs 50 soon.
“The Congress boasts of good rains and bumper crops, but never speaks of the price rise,” Dr M.V. Mysoora Reddy, Telugu Desam Rajya Sabha member. “How can the Congress explain the price of rice doubling when rice production increased to 199 lakh tonnes from 130 lakh tonnes?” he asked.
When asked, the Congress candidate from the Amberpet Assembly seat, Mr Fareeduddin, the rise of rice price is an “international phenomenon”.
Mr Fareeduddin added that the prices of essential commodities will fall soon. “We have reduced the price of petrol by Rs 10. This will definitely bring the prices of essential commodities down in days to come as the suppliers will incur less transportation expenditure.”
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