Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM Modi Over Rising Prices Of Essential Goods

Noting her concerns over the increasing prices of essential commodities including onions and potatoes, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on November 9 wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi. She said the new amendments to the Essential Commodities Act and farm bills would result into the "sufferings to the consumers and the common people". She added the state governments' powers have been taken away and they "cannot be expected to remain a silent spectator".