A vegetable vendor couldn't hold back his tears upon learning about the exorbitant price of tomatoes at the Azadpur wholesale market in Delhi. A video of the same has gone viral on social media with Rahul Gandhi, too, sharing the clip.
By India Today News Desk: As the price of tomatoes continues to remain high in Indian markets, a video of a vegetable vendor breaking down at the Azadpur market in Delhi has put the spotlight on how hard vegetable inflation has hit the common people. The heart-wrenching clip shows a vegetable vendor grappling with tears, unable to afford the exorbitant tomato prices prevailing in the wholesale market.
“The tomatoes are too expensive. I do not have enough money to buy it,” Rameshwar said as his eyes filled with tears. The vendor, who lives in Jahangir Puri, reached the market along with his son to buy tomatoes for his retail shop.
“We are not even sure at what price we will be able to sell it. If they get damp in the rain or something happens to the stock, we end up making a loss,” the distressed farmer while talking to The Lallantop.
He added that the price of other vegetables has also gone higher. “Everything is getting costlier,” he said.
The vendor added that inflation had put him in a desperate situation and he can't even earn Rs 100-200 a day.
The video has created a heated discussion online, with many saying that it shows the “current situation” that ordinary people face.
RAHUL GANDHI SHARES VIRAL VIDEO
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too shared the video on Twitter and said that the country is being “divided into two classes”.
“On one hand, there are powerful people who have protected power, on whose instructions the policies of the country are being made. And on the other hand is the common Indian, from whose reach even basic things like vegetables are going away. We have to fill this widening gap between the rich and the poor and wipe away these tears,” Rahul Gandhi said.
देश को दो वर्गों में बांटा जा रहा है!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 28, 2023
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The staggering increase in tomato prices, rising by over 440 per cent in recent weeks, has further exacerbated the challenges faced by vendors and consumers alike. At the Angallu wholesale market in Andhra Pradesh, which holds the distinction of being the biggest tomato market in Asia, the price of first-grade tomatoes reached a staggering Rs 200 on Friday.