Why does our Government don't do anything to control the rising prices of food items in India? The price of Dhal has hit the roof and is likely to go up further due to monsoon playing truant. One of the reasons is that our honourable Members of Parliament dont feel the pinch when it comes to rising food prices. They have an excellent canteen in the Parliament premises that offers highly subsidised food (when we say subsidy, remember that it goes out of the taxpayers money, which means that we are fattening these pigs ......... oops sorry the MPs.
The price list in the Parliament Canteen is as follows ,
Vegetarian thali: Rs 12.50
Non-vegetarian thali: Rs 22
Sada dosa: Rs 2.50
Masala dosa: Rs 4
Dal (assorted): Rs 1.50
Soup with one slice: Rs 5.50
Four chapatis: Rs 2
Boiled rice: Rs 2
Non-vegetarian thali: Rs 22
Sada dosa: Rs 2.50
Masala dosa: Rs 4
Dal (assorted): Rs 1.50
Soup with one slice: Rs 5.50
Four chapatis: Rs 2
Boiled rice: Rs 2
There is not a single tea shop in rural India that will offer these ridiculously low prices for food. A good decent vegetarian thali costs Rs 30-40, a Sada dosa Rs 12-18, 4 Chappathis Rs 20-25 and so on.
The average worth of each MP in the current Lok Sabha is Rs 5.1 crore, and the average assets of each minister in Manmohan’s team is Rs 7.5 crore.
How can you expect these pampered crorepatis to understand the common man's plight. They, of course, don't venture out and reach out to the common man citing security concerns. Recently the Union Minister of State for Railways E Ahmed made a whistestop tour of Kerala to understand the plight of the railway passengers. Of cours he had a special air conditioned exclusive chartered train at his disposal. It is another matter that due to track congestion, his special train was delayed by a couple of hours.
