. * <2 + ! = & = & = +-'.+/0123 ( ( 3 /012 04 ! 9 25# 4$00 $9 7*- 1$;2 +#-#0 "$;#7>.! 7#*4 *+7+ - +#45 4."%-$ 65$!*4 65.6*-#0*7 0!*-05 0.!#7 ".! 7*-"5 7*!.7 "5*-+1*75 4#*+#705! $;#7 05$2 +$- *74-#7 +#57*+.- 5:+#7*6*+ ;,*:*+* 4 " )*? ++, ?@ A* 0 # *&& "" 03445 $ 026 "#$% & ! " -# +#45 14.12 per cent in December as against (-) 2.65 per cent in the etail inflation galloped to same month of 2018. It was R66-month high of 7.35 per 10.01 per cent in November cent posing a new challenge to 2019. The retail inflation based the Modi Government ahead of on Consumer Price Index the Union Budget. This is sec- (CPI) was 2.11 per cent in ond time that the inflation December 2018 and 5.54 per rate has reared its head so high cent in November 2019. In July since Narendra Modi took over 2014, the CPI was 7.39 per cent, as Prime Minister in July 2014. a tad higher than December The previous high in retail 2019’s number of 7.35 per cent. inflation was witnessed at 7.39 CPI was 2.11 per cent in per cent in July 2014. December 2018. The inflation The sharp rise in inflation rate was recorded 4.62 per means your money parked in cent in October, 2019. bank fix deposit will give you As per the data, urban food negative return in majority of inflation increased to 16.12 per !" # $ % the saving schemes. It will also cent compared to 12.3 per cent # &' narrow down the the previous month. Clothing Government’s option to bring and footwear inflation was at -# +#45 tal” crackdown by the police in Conference leader Hasnain in fiscal stimulus in the Budget 1.5 per cent in December com- Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, also Masoodi, besides Congress to revive the sinking economy. pared to 1.3 per cent in t an Opposition meeting said though the CAA and the leaders Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam With fiscal deficit veering November. Housing inflation Askipped by Bahujan Samaj NRC were the immediate cause Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel and around 5.5 per cent — if the stood at 4.3 per cent compared Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party of the “nationwide sponta- former Prime Minister provisions for food subsidy to 4.5 per cent last month. Rural (SP), Trinamool Congress neous protests”, these “reflect Manmohan Singh were among and scheme and highway food inflation rose to 12.97 per (TMC), and allies DMK and widespread frustration and those present at the meeting. building projects (both have cent in December 2019 as Shiv Sena, Congress president pent up anger, which is now out TMC supremo and West been taken off the Budget and against 8.8 per cent in Sonia Gandhi on Monday in the open”. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata handed over to FCI and NHAI) November 2019. Not a single slammed the NDA NCP supremo Sharad Banerjee kept away from the are taken in to account — the item showed decrease in prices Government’s divisive policies Pawar, Left leaders Sitaram meeting, angry over the rising inflation poses a new money in the hands of the November. markets. Prices of pulses, milk in December. Prices of fuel and and described the national Yechury and D Raja, JMM Congress and Left cadres challenge to the Government. common man, it will also Prices of vegetables shot up and other food products have light increased the least, by just population register (NPR) as leader and Jharkhand Chief unleashing violence in her Economists feel that if the fis- nudge up inflation and add to 60.5 per cent, with a 53.37 per increased in the recent months. 0.7 per cent. the first step to a “nationwide Minister Hemant Soren, LJD State during a recent bandh cal deficit of the States is the fiscal deficit by impacting cent increase in urban areas Prices of pulses and prod- The Central Government National Register of Citizens chief Sharad Yadav, Rashtriya call. included, India is staring at a 8 revenue collection. and 75 per cent hike in rural ucts rose 15.44 per cent. In case has mandated the RBI to keep (NRC). Lok Samata Party leader The DMK’s absence, how- per cent fiscal deficit scenario. The rise in inflation can be areas. Most of the vegetables of “meat and fish” it was near- inflation in the range of 4 per Sonia, who criticised the Upendra Kushwaha, RJD ever, came as a surprise. The rise in inflation also attributed to sharp rise in were sold between 40 and 80 ly 10 per cent. The inflation in cent with a margin of 2 per cent “shockingly partisan and bru- leader Manoj Jha, National Sources said BSP’s reason ties the RBI down to making prices of food and vegetable a kg since October last year. eggs was recorded 8.57 per cent on the either side. The RBI is to keep away from the any monetary policy interven- prices, including onion, and Onion prices also touched while in case of spices it was scheduled to announce its next Opposition bandwagon was tion to stimulate the economy. tomato. According to the data 200 a kg in some parts of the nearly 6 per cent. Overall, the bi-monthly monetary policy on due to Congress’ poaching her Under this scenario, the released by the National country last month. inflation rate of the food and February 6. In its December # $ party’s legislators in Rajasthan Government can ill afford to Statistical Office (NSO) on Besides, prices of tomato, beverages category was 12.16 policy, the central bank, which even though BSP had extend- cut down personal income tax. Monday, vegetables inflation cabbage, carrot, green corian- per cent. had been reducing rates, had ed outside support to the While this will be a popular rose to 60.5 per cent in der leaves, lady finger, and As per the Government kept the repo rate unchanged %& $ Ashok Gehlot measure which will put more December from 36 per cent in potato are still high in the retail data, the food inflation rose to citing inflationary concerns. Government. !*2-* CAA. If people want, then there will be a discussion in this ()*+ + P n a clear rebuff to his ally the House,” the Chief Minister told IBJP and signalling his change the House. of heart over the contentious In the past, Nitish had )!+ & Citizenship Amendment Act, dropped one-liner to suggest O $ )*# ! Bihar Chief Minister Nitish the NRC would not be imple- '" Kumar on Monday said he is mented in Bihar, but this time open to discuss the Act in the he made his position official by ( State Assembly even as he articulating it in the State 65.6*-#0*7 -# +#45 emphasised that Assembly. Nitish’s here is no justifi- rejection of the peculation is rife that he Uttar Pradesh cation for a coun- NRC and his will- 65.6*-#0*7 Sthe State’s only TGovernment on Monday try-wide NRC. ingness to debate ! "#$ % Independent MLA said that senior IPS officer Speaking in the CAA in the & L ven as the Pradesh Congress Makaranda Muduli from Alok Singh will be the first the State Assembly is unlike- M ECommittee (PCC) has Rayagada might join the police commissioner of Noida. Assembly, Kumar ly to please his ally. formed a committee to replace ruling Biju Janata Dal The Government also named said the NRC was With his num- the incumbent Odisha Youth (BJD). Sujit Pandey as the first police an Assam-specific ber two in the Congress (OYC) president, the This follows Muduli commissioner of Lucknow. regulation arising party Prashant Indian Youth Congress (IYC) inform the party high com- praising Chief Minister While Alok Singh was out of the Assam Kishor targeting * + on Monday said it (IYC) only mand in Delhi in this regard. Naveen Patn aik after a Additional Director General of accord signed by the Modi ! O " has the right to select the OYC Srinivasji is our national pres- meeting with him at the Police, Meerut, Sujit Pandey the Rajiv Gandhi Government , president and not the Pradesh ident and I have been appoint- Naveen Niwas here on was ADG in Prayagraj. following agitation everyday on the - . / Congress Committee (PCC). ed the Odisha in-charge. Monday. Soon after the UP Cabinet against influx of CAA and NRC, ,-.0. IYC national general secretary Loknath Maharathy is the State Accompanied by hun- our gratitude to him for the gave its approval for the com- foreign nationals in Nitish’s change of & * 1 and Odisha in-charge Pratibha Youth president now,” said dreds of his supporters, announcement of the project.” missionerate system of policing the State. stance is indicative , Raghuvanshi,who was here for Raghuvanshi. Muduli met Patnaik to express He said he would always in two cities, an official “A c o u n t r y - of his intention not O & a meeting of the organisation at She further said she had his gratitude for the be with the State Government spokesman said IGP attached wide implementa- to be seen as a the Congress Bhawan, said, come here to interact with State Government’s approval to the for his area’s development. to DGP (HQ) Naveen Arora tion of NRC was ! "#$ piggy rider of the “The PCC doesn't have the Youth Congress functionaries Aditya Birla-promoted HIN- Notably, as per the election and IG Provincial Armed needless and had BJP’s Hindutava ! " rights to select the Youth and plan various programmes of DALCO on the Lakshmipur- affidavits filed by the contes- Constabulary (HQ) Lucknow no justification,” he agenda.