Inflation? Gandhi says suck it!

Our most Hon'ble PM recently asked us to vote for Congress for a better future. The question that almost jumps out of that soundbite is, a better future for whom exactly? As you know, the country is rather taken up with inflation. Sagarika Ghosh did a special report on inflation.

In it she asks the question, is the Government doing enough to contain inflation? The right question to ask would be, is the public doing enough to protect their own interest? She could also ask intellectuals like her hubby if they prostituted themselves to elect a regime over and over again that got us nowhere. We are still talking about Gujarat. We are still haggling over Alu-Pyaj ka bhao. Anyway, let's proceed with the coverage.

The CNN-IBN correspondent asks a well to do looking woman about the price of groceries. She nonchalanctly says - I guess it could hurt the poor. Lot of speculation about price rise. A specialist says it is a supply side problem. Oh, how profound! He also says oil price has something to do with it. Oil prices went way down. I guess he didn't get the memo. Perhaps he did get the memo, that was the FM's theory a few months ago.


Next, the correspondent asks a humble looking woman what she feels about the price rise. She is pretty irate. Her daughter is next to her. Cute girl with an intelligent sparkle in her eyes, she knows she is being filmed. Would she go to IIT through the OBC quota? Clearly deserving if you ask me.

Meanwhile Reliance stores are doing brisk business. The store is jampacked. The quality is good too, a woman says.



No wonder, the prices at Reliance Fresh are about a third to half less than the prevailing sabjiwala prices. A Reliance executive explains that they are sourcing directly for the farmers. By the way, have you seen Guru yet? We are not so convinced. Reliance is opening thousands of fresh stores across the country. Coincidence?

Another specialist joins in and confirms that most sabjiwalas are not benefitting from the price rise, neither are the farmers. Only the middlemen are making a lot of cash.


Of course, if you are thinking that the inflation is bad for Congress, you are like, totally naive. This dude will have the last laugh as always. You see, the budget is coming up. This is the time to slip in some populist measures. How convenient!

Wonder what would Gandhi say. You see, popular interest in Gandhi and his philosophy is showing its cyclical uptick these days. Gandhi film, Gandhi book, Gandhi talks. These dudes are forgetting, Gandhi had a tendency to go on a fast every now and then. Veggies are expensive? No problem! A little fasting never hurt anyone. So, suck it up and stop whining, because India is finally shining!