Is this the one reason among ,for the price rise under UPA regime? A 2500 crore PDS rice export scam under UPA?

Question

Beginning January 2008, some three months after the government notified the rice export ban, a plan was in place to help a few exporters bypass the ban and capitalise on the rising international market prices. How was this done? It was felt in the government that since the export ban had made rice dearer in foreign markets, should requests for grain come from poor nations, it would be released on humanitarian grounds. Twenty-one African nations approached the ministry of external affairs after this policy was made public. Their requests were forwarded to the food and public distribution ministry headed by Sharad Pawar and to the commerce and industry ministry then headed by Kamal Nath (now minister for road transport and highways).------------------read the full Modus oprendi in the link below:--------

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?250566


In Hindi the link is below :-

http://khabar.josh18.com/news/24591/1

http://news.oneindia.in/2009/07/22/bjp-left-demand-probe-into-alleged-rice-scam.html

Similar one is the sugar scam:-

BUT I THINK THE QUESTION ON SUGAR SCAM WAS RAISED BY SOMEONE.

Answer 1

Big "YES".



Congress govt has no short term and long term planning,so always whenever congress comes to power price rise is always an issue.





1)Exporting crops without short term or long-term measures.It shows how concerned is Congress about aam aadmi.



2)Even after drought was hit,our govt continued exporting.



3)No measures are taken by govt ,so the measures taken by govt is not known.Only to comment they say all they are trying to bring down the prices.You can say only agr fate will decide.



4)Tonnes of crops are destroyed in govt godowns FCI.What is govt doing ?nothing



4)Private players have free hands, buying directly from farmers and govt has not acted on it.



5)Once India was known for exporting but now it is coming to be known for importing crops.



6)Govt does not give a proper price to farmers for there crops.



All these for only one year of drought ?This is mismanagement of govt and Congress is fully responsible for price rise. Congress led UPA has made India from self-reliable to dependent nation.Even though international prices is reducing our country prices is hitting the sky.With Congress rule comes Licence Raj by default.

India exported at low prices but today we are importing the double price we used to export.This clearly show there is some controversy happening behind.Big corruption.

Big scandals happen when country is under crises and this is one such scandal that has to be exposed yet.



Do you think any one with come forward and take responsibility,no all they need is power and not aam aadmi.



@mehdi a

Price rise is more than politics and crops is not from BJP or Congress,it is from farmers who have been dying even after price rise.Who are taking advatage is the govt exporting even after shortage,middleman who nor grows nor sells.Who is responsible for this,simple it govt.I say congress everytime Congress was in power,price rise was always an issue.

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Answer 2

If we will fast our fate will be like Swami Nigamanda, no camera and end entire world knows. We ought to have some professionals who have sell us well in media and create some sensation before we fast. -:) I just answered this question to someone other user, I want to copy paste the same answer: I really don't care if Petrol price goes up but diesel and LPG price up concerns me. I clearly understand what is going on, and I also understand that we are going in wrong direction. First thing, price should have gone up before 6 months, and at this time price should have been reduced on the basis of crude oil rates but that did not happen. When the crude oil rate was above 120 government did not increase the price because of state elections and now when crude oil has come down to 90 government has not only increased price but also reduce 6% taxes and duty for oil companies to compensate for those loses. Now why doesn't government reduce direct taxes on petroleum products so that common man like you and me also get benefited? Major portion of what we pay goes in taxes. Also we know for decades that we have dependency on other nations for petroleum products, why is government not moving towards alternate energy sources? Why is government not finding some solution to that? Last but not the least, government should not be in the business of deciding these price, government should be regulating these price but oil companies should decide the price on daily basis based on the international market crude oil price. This petroleum business should not be a vote bank politics as this is directly connected to our pockets and stomach.

Answer 3

Thank you. I appreciate the information given. However, I feel conspirancy in economic sector is not possible without support of some big corporate house.

Answer 4

rose

Answer 5

thank you for the link..that article was indeed informative...

but stop and think of it...its nothing new..its the same old tricks they are up to and no one raises voices about it

i think it is partially responsible for the price rise..but to very small extent

what i think is majorly responible is the late monsoon and the global food price rise which seems to have left no country standing up..

you should keep raising such questions..i know that sharad pawar has a very lengthy letter coming from me now..i know it may never be read but i'll write just the same..and i encourage you to do the same...maybe they'll read it if a lot of people write in

yes ms had raised a question regarding a scam with the ordinance making state govts pay the extra..if that is what you were refering tohttps://answersrip.com/question/index?qid=20091119073049AAnzdaz

the contact details of pawar and dr.singh are there too..please do write..i have already done so

again..thank you..i think we must take some action against this.

and thank you for a neutral question..been too long since a bjp guy asked a q that makes sense

Answer 6

Whatever is the modus operandi of the government. Aam admin wants rice and pulses in cheaper rates. Politicizing this issue has no relevance. Uprooting corruption not possible.Accountability and transparency cannot be scrutinized. So let us forget this for the moment and lets move on to ensure what best can we do to check inflation.



Afterall we all feel hungry and consume the same rice and pulses whether BJP or Congress.



While quenching our hunger we even do not bother to know who cultivated the crop which we are consuming whether cultivation is from BJP farmers or Congress.



I think "Sudan" and "Truth" eats only those crops which is grown by BJP farmers.

Answer 7

Very rightly put, dont even give a damn to what these congressis say the fact is that we have experienced this govt not once but many times. today every commodity is selling at such high rates and these morons are busy justifying it. When it was recession they said Indian economy is unaffected by this but when it came to commodity prices it becomes a global phenomenon. They know how to manouvre things in their favour too well.

Answer 8

it is the true face of congress and its allies, they are continuing their legacy of ruining india.



I think there is a sugar scam also going on. sharad pawar is a very corrupt person same as the gandhis.



@Mehdi, keep blaming everything on bjp. one day congress will leave you on roads without food, without cloths. then people like you will have no choice other than to cry. people like you who are communal deserves this kind of fate.



@AP, stop blaming monsoon. drought in india in 2009 was not the worst. but people like you can't see what the f****** congress party is doing. they are ras**** who are on a mission to ruin india. you deserve the same fate as mehndi.



@AP again, if you know this monsoon was called a worst monsoon until mid august. then rain in last weeks of august and september compensated it to some extent. so it is not worst monsoon now. please read met bulletins again.



and about abusing. I haven't abused you, I abused congress because this party deserved this. congress has ruined our country with a series of scams and false promises. so, if you not like it , it is your headache. btw, if I get elected I will be better pm than MMS and dumb gandhi. because I don't make false promises and am a patriot.



@MS, now you openly admitted that you are also involved in this price rise.

do you know, if you are buying potatoes in jan/feb and sell in july, it is stocking??



this creates artificial unavailability of items in market which leads to price rise. many of the businessmen are doing the same as you. they are stocking rice, wheat, sugar everything. it is illegal that's why police is raiding the godowns.



don't you know this???????? this thing with government export of essential commodities creating unavailability of them in market leading to price rise.

so, now you are also involved in it, wooow.



@MS again, I am talking about stocking. you cannot store more than a limit otherwise there will be a artificial shortage of the thing in market.



you told you many times get 300%. that is businessmen are doing. they are selling on higher prices which contributes to price rise.

this is a basic understanding and you cannot deny that

Answer 9

After reading Sudan, Truth and rahul b 's answer, I dont think anything is left to say. They have explained it perfectly.

Answer 10

They are innocents son !

Don't abuse them cruelly.

They r just obliging the donors of election funds.

Answer 11

You might be not forget that just after UPA joined the office in center in 2004 every thing from market systematically in short as like wheat,pules,oil and Gas ! When in NDA regime every thing were freely available in the market.Gas was available at the door step as like "Bhaji",people were knocking the door for selling the Gas.



Wheat scam is well known,how some multinational companies were purchased without any limit at low cost and same wheat were imported by this UPA regime on very high cost,where local farmers have given very low prices by this regime.



Sugar was exported at Rs.12/- per Kg,can you remember when you have purchased the sugar at thiis rate in local market ?It was done in 2008 with subsidy ! and it was buffer stock of Nation !



UPA is association of corrupt political parties.UPA (Un Predictable Association).



Let us see what Congressi supporters have the answer on these issues !



@Mehdi........Agriculture crops are produced by our farmers not by any political farmers,BUT "corruption crops" are produced by this Congress and their alliance.As like you people will support ,then you are also in the gang of these corrupt people.Common man always suffer in the regime of Congress and Congress in practice to throws some peace of bread before them, who always praising her in all condition.Even they could not see the scams ,in their views it is also a matter of politicizing !How much you people will become blind in your selfishness ?



@MS..As you stated "This situation exists because farmers are not made strong in agriculture driven India and for that government is responsible. And that is the cause of price rise."



If that so than why all the prices are in controlled in NDA regime and shootup immediately after joined the office by UPA ?All the system gone with NDA and Congress have different system ?Please don;t make us fool by this manner,some times you are at Chennai,some times you are in America and some times you are in MP ! Actually where are you ?



@MS...I am not interested in your personal identity but credibility directly link with every man that what he is saying is acceptable or he is just playing with words only.You have stated a example so i have asked it otherwise not.Now you have accepted that you are based at Chennai,By the way who are in America and who are used to go 'every Sunday at "Gurudwara" ?,if you are not that person than forget it.For you and all this link says all story which confused me a lot about your credibility,read your answer in this link : -



https://answersrip.com/question/index?qid=20091209215437AAlxdnl&show=7#profile-info-146TLbqnaa



So you are accepting that in the regime of NDA all systems are same but prices are in controlled automatically in all "Six year ! Than we must have the regime as like that who can at least gives the relief to common man.



Some scams are open before the public but not all,gradually they will also come out,but you will remain on you poor logic to prove that these price rises because of other reasons not by any manipulation of UPA regime to suck the money of common man by all means.Do you think it is acceptable to any one ?



@MS...Don;t scream my dear be positive.These all my answers to you not a personal fighting with you at all but you are main member here to defend Congress anyway and your arguments are based with personal examples to prove your logic so "credibility of your answer" directly link with your words,what you have said and what you are saying,understand it.



"being in USA" , doing business in MP and based at Chennai confused a lot,it was not question to go "Gurudwara"or any place of prayer.By the way,"You are all-rounder".



If you produce wrong or imaginary example to prove your logic than we have to ask you what is your base in your examples.Don;t give us any personal example to prove anything,we will not asked you to prove that whatever you are saying is right or wrong.



I am least bother about your or any one in the forum for personal identification so don;t turned the table in wrong side.



In this question your tactics to defend Congress and UPA hurt us because you are not accepting the scams but gives example to prove every thing is right and legally right action ! !

Answer 12

We have discussed these issue of price rise in two questions, thus I am going to post those links here for the benefit of all users including you, so that we don't have to repeat ourselves.



https://answersrip.com/question/index?qid=20091203232905AAObHIf





Off course corruption and scams are contributing factors for the price rise but they are not the reasons for the price rise. These analysis in Outlook are correct but these would not have been posted if the price would not have gone up even if these would have happened. Other two links I don't pay much attention. I found outlook the only reliable source out of the three links you posted.



I don't know if any one are into the business of agricultural products business but I am. I buy every year Potatoes in January/February and sell it back in July August. Sometimes I make 300% and sometimes I hardly make any money. The entire business depends on the crop in that particular year. I would like to give a little detail about this business.



When I started this business, I was purchasing Potatoes from Indore Mandi, because I started with very small scale, and later I increased the quantity and started buying from farmers around Indore directly and the price was almost 50%. And now I buy from farmer and cooperatives around Agra and Mirzapur in UP, and price difference between Indore farmers and UP is 30%.



For example, if I pay Rs 1 per kilogram for potato, I pay Rs 3 for cold storage and Rs 1 for transportation, and finally depending on that year crop, it is sold in market for any where between Rs. 7-14 per kg, and the end customer gets it for Rs. 10-20.



If I am not in picture, the end customer can probably get it for Rs. 7-12, and farmer can earn much more than what he earns by selling to me.



Who is responsible? I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE. I am doing a legal business, I am making money from opportunity that exists. This is not scam, this is not corruption, this is not scandal.



This situation exists because farmers are not made strong in agriculture driven India and for that government is responsible. And that is the cause of price rise.



I still stand on my view that price rise is due to the present pathetic situation of farmers. And government must do everything to improve the condition of farmers. IT, technology, energy, infrastructure everything is important but farmers and agriculture are backbone of India and first importance should be given to them unless and otherwise they are made strong India cannot be developed and these price rise are must. These scandals and corruptions are peanut size contributors, when the very basis itself is wrong, who can the tree can stand strong.



And the most important thing, I am not here to defend Congress or UPA government. I am here to learn and discuss the issues. If any one thinks that I am here to defend Congress or UPA he or she is totally mistaken. I have made myself very clear several times and let me repeat myself, I have to chose better from the worst political parties of India, and in my view that is Congress. That does not mean Congress is the best. At any time if I find a better party than congress I might think of supporting that party like I support a better politician if I find one. That is why please answer the question and refrain from commenting on others and answer the questions. My apologies for saying so but these kind of comments only shows the immaturity of the users.



@Sudan, though I am not responsible for answering your all the queries, but ......



I have a job in Chennai, currently stationed in Tampa FL. I have my family in Indore MP and I have family business of transportation, logistics, industrial gases and fresh produce in Indore. Do you have any problems with that? Why do you have to get into my personal details? Should I send you my personal resume and birth card to you?



Were the prices always this high in last 62 years? Price were low and high before and after NDA regime.



@Rahul B, I am sorry to say that you know nothing about fresh produce business other than eating. Potato is produced only once a year, and you eat it entire year. How do you think you get it?



Someone needs to keep it in Cold Storage and sell it when the fresh potato is out of Market. If I do not do it, you will get Potato only for 4 months, and rest of the year you would not get Potato.



You commented with your limited understanding of Fresh Produce Business and but that made me understand that I must explain what I point I am trying to make. I wast thinking that because we are talking about price rise, user would be knowing about farmers and agricultural business.



@ All. With my example I am trying to say that, the work I am doing, in my opinion ideally farmers should do but they cannot do, because they have taken loan and they are paying interest. They have to repay loans as soon as possible that is why they have to sell there crop as soon as possible and get there money. thus they sell there crop at whatever rates they get.



If they are in good financial position they would not do that, but store the crop in cold storage by them self, a middle man like me will be eliminated, and farmers will earn more, and end customer will get crop at cheaper price.



This is just one example with my personal experience, and that is why I once again, emphasis, financial condition of farmers play a very important role in price rise.





@SUDAN: AS I SAID EARLIER, YOU ARE ON YAHOO ANSWERS ONLY TO FIGHT WITH ME. AND THIS IS THE LAST TIME I AM PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO ANY PERSONAL QUESTION RAISED FOR ME, NEXT TIME YOU WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.



DOES THIS SATISFY YOUR EGO OR YOU NEED SOMETHING ELSE FROM ME?



http://www.tampagurdwara.org/gurdwara/scripts/default.asp



GUYS, DO I HAVE TO PROVE THAT I GO GURUDWARA OR MOSQUE OR TEMPLE TO SOMEONE? DOESN'T PEOPLE KNOW THAT GURUDRAWAS, TEMPLE AND MOSQUE EXISTS IN EVERY PART OF THE WORLD?



AND PLEASE DO CONSIDER MY THIS CAPS AS SCREAMING.



@Rahul B, what are you trying to say? Do you know what amount do I invest in Potatoes? I think you should refrain on commenting on any users. Stick to the issue, rather than trying to attack the users.



Profit increases when the crop is bad during the year, and the profit reduces when the profit is good, I make 300% profit at times and there are times when I loose my money when my entire stock gets rotten due to bad crop, are you accounting for my losses? Just leave my business to me. Don't get into my business, that is not medicines, that has 100% risk factor, and that I own.



I stick to the aim of my answer and that is the farmers should be made strong financially.



I guess, because of these two users, I have lost track from the original intention of answering this question, thus I don't think its worth spending a minute more on this answer. Thus please consider this as my final edit. I cannot engage myself in personal fights and answering personal comments and questions. I had already made my point clear in my original answer itself, thus I should not answered any irrelevant comments addressed to me. Sorry, about me.



thanks and have a wonderful day.



@Sorry, I want to add something after my final edit :)



Look at this,



http://sify.com/news/madhya-pradesh-govt-seizes-hoarded-sugar-news-national-jisvOeafdgd.html



In this drive MP government seized 45,000 quintals of illegally hoarded sugar. These are also reasons for price rise. And this is artificial. And the only authority that can act to resolve this problem is state government. Mr. Shiv Raj Chouhan was praised for this drive by none other than Congress and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.



http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090825/jsp/nation/story_11405348.jsp