How did they bring all these down without earning any foreign exchange? The Opposition has said that rice prices would continue to increase due to the oligopoly that is in place among three to four big mill owners. If the Opposition is saying that the rice prices continue to increase, how are we then selling a kilogramme of kekulu rice, which was sold at Rs. There is a mafia behind the industry, which is why we have gazetted wholesale prices for rice, so that prices cannot be increased beyond that. If they are seen to be increasing the rice prices unreasonably, we will import 100,000 metric tonnes of rice and issue it to the consumers.

Source: The Nation March 14, 2021 02:26 UTC