Potatoes can t be sold over Rs 22 kg state tells wholesalers

Kolkata: In a bid to check the skyrocketing price of potatoes, the state government will take stringent measures if the wholesalers sell it over Rs 22 per kg.
Sources said representatives of the traders and cold storage owners’ associations were asked about the owners of the stock of potatoes in cold storages.
The Enforcement Branch and police will be taking stringent measures in case it does not stabilise by the set deadline.
Traders were made to provide contact details of those who regulate the prices in the wholesale markets to the state government so that close vigil can be maintained.
Sources said restriction on sale of potatoes to other states cannot be imposed in that way but if the price rise is not checked, the state will be compelled to consider such drastic action.