Dhuli Urad/Moong for Rs 40 a Kg

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New Delhi, July 8 (UNI) Around 100 Mother Dairy outlets began selling 'dhuli moong' and 'dhuli urad dal' for Rs 40 a kg here today in a Government move to check spiralling prices of essential commodities.

Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan said they would be made available at the remaining 170 Mother Dairy outlets also by Tuesday.

The commodities were already being sold at discount rates of Rs 38 a kg through the 70 Kendriya Bhandar and 8 Consumer Wholesale Cooperative Stores, he informed.

To a question, the Minister said the government did not have powers to stop hoarding. ''Since 2002, we no longer have powers to conduct raids to stop hoarding of such items. Now traders can stock as much as they can.

''We have sought these powers from the Centre once again,'' he said, adding that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had raised the demand during the recent Congress' Chief Minister's meeting called by party chief Sonia Gandhi.

The Government had earlier started selling tomatoes for Rs 20 a kg at select markets as part of its effort to bring down the prices of the produce in the open market.

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