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When Pranab Mukherjee lost his temper in Parliament | Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday lost his temper after being interrupted by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat in the Rajya Sabha, while replying to a question.
The Finance Minister was replying to a question on shortage of food items, when
Karat asked him about the status of sugar. Furious Mukherjee shouted at Karat
saying that he was not liking her behaviour, following which an uproar prevailed
in the House. When Mukherjee calmed down, he said that there was shortage of sugar
and the Government is preparing to tackle the issue related with sugar. "Price
rise is a matter of concern as it affects the common man the most. This situation
is mainly due to shortage of essential commodities like pulses, sugar and edible
oil. To ameliorate the effect of the inflation, PDS needs to be strengthened," Mukherjee
said. "Availability of sugar is 16 million tonnes, but the requirement is 23 million
tonnes, similarly availability of edible oil is 92 million tonnes while the requirement
is 158.64 million tonnes," he added. |
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