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Buy 4 oranges at Rs. 100 in Laxmi Puja market, other fruits will too Shock consumers
TIWN Oct 11, 2019
Buy 4 oranges at Rs. 100 in Laxmi Puja market, other fruits will too Shock consumers
PHOTO : Fruit market at Gol Bazar today in Agartala. TIWN Pic Oct 11, 2019

AGARTALA, Oct 11 (TIWN): High prices of fruits have hit Laxmi puja markets in Agartala.

The rates of the fruits were reported from Gol Bazar : Mangoes are sold at Rs. 300, Sweet lemons are at 100 for piece, Orange : 100 at 4 piece, Apple Rs. 80 kilo, Pomegranate Rs 200 kilo.

Indeed all fruits are selling at skyrocketing prices ahead of Laxmi puja. Laxmi puja to be held on October 13.

Economic crisis has hit the state whereas demand in Laxmi puja market at low.

Creation of Laxmi idols is less this year in compare to the last year, said the artists who were busy to make Goddess Laxmi idols at the outskirts of Agartala.

The artists told media as the market is down, so demand is less. People’s economic condition is not stable and thus the stock of Laxmi idols to be less in compare to the last year, said the artists.

Also huge numbers of fruits were damaged due to Durga puja organizing clubs’ money extortions.

Many businessmen alleged in the Gol Bazar Agartala that various fruit carrying trucks were unable to come in time as clubs snatched the vehicle key demanding “chanda” for Durga puja.

Kumarghat, Manughat are the places where the money extortion was on peak.

Rotten fruits came in Agartala market as clubs stopped trucks in Durga puja donation demand for long 3 days, said the businessmen across Gol Bazar. 

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