CWC meet to discuss price rise issue
New Delhi, Feb 5: The Congress Working Committee on Friday, Feb 5, will meet to discuss on price rise.
Presided by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, the meeting is expected to deliberate on ways and means to tackle the situation at a time when food inflation was alarmingly high.
Food inflation has moved up to 17.56 pc, potatoes became dearer by 44.91 pc and pulses by 44.43 pc year-on-year for the week ended Jan 23.
The meeting assumes significance as it is being held a day before the conference of Chief Ministers convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on price rise.
OneIndia News
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Story first published: Friday, February 5, 2010, 11:21 [IST]