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Congress Chief Jairam Ramesh Slams Modi Over Soaring Food Prices

By Drooid · Sep 21, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC · How we work

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Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of letting food prices surge.
He said green cardamom rose to Rs 4,400 per kilogram, a 10%-25% increase.
He noted onion prices jumped from Rs 29.50 to Rs 53.78 per kilogram, an 82.3% rise.
He reported mustard oil at Rs 210 per litre and Safola oil at Rs 280 per litre.

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Historical Context

India’s 2008 food-price crisis, part of a worldwide surge that lifted the FAO food price index by roughly 15%, sparked nationwide unrest and prompted the Reserve Bank of India to create a commodity-buffer scheme. Today, Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh cites the same pattern of spikes in onions, cardamom and mustard oil to criticize the Modi government’s price-stabilisation response.

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Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of letting food prices surge.
He said green cardamom rose to Rs 4,400 per kilogram, a 10%-25% increase.
He noted onion prices jumped from Rs 29.50 to Rs 53.78 per kilogram, an 82.3% rise.
He reported mustard oil at Rs 210 per litre and Safola oil at Rs 280 per litre.

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