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Onion outcry in India

Staff Correspondent

The prices of onions have skyrocketed in Bangladesh and in couple of South Asian nations following India's ban on onion export to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka till February. There was a huge outcry in those countries. The public backlash over increased prices of onions hits India as well. Activitsts and parliament members of India’s Aam Aadmi Party staged a series of protests in New Delhi and Amritsar against the spiralling prices of onions in the country.

Aam Aadmi Party workers hold garlands of onions during a protest against the spiralling prices of onions in the country and the hike in electricity tariffs during a demonstration, in Amritsar on 9 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party workers hold garlands of onions during a protest against the spiralling prices of onions in the country and the hike in electricity tariffs during a demonstration, in Amritsar on 9 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party workers hold garlands of onions during a protest against the spiralling prices of onions in the country and the hike in electricity tariffs during a demonstration, in Amritsar on 9 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party workers hold garlands of onions during a protest against the spiralling prices of onions in the country and the hike in electricity tariffs during a demonstration, in Amritsar on 9 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party workers hold garland of onions during a protest against the spiralling prices of onions in the country and the hike in electricity tariffs during a demonstration, in Amritsar on 9 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party workers hold garland of onions during a protest against the spiralling prices of onions in the country and the hike in electricity tariffs during a demonstration, in Amritsar on 9 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party workers hold garland of onions as they burn an effigy representing inflation during a protest against the spiralling prices of onions in the country and they also protest against the hike in electricity tariffs during demonstration, in Amritsar on 9 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party workers hold garland of onions as they burn an effigy representing inflation during a protest against the spiralling prices of onions in the country and they also protest against the hike in electricity tariffs during demonstration, in Amritsar on 9 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Social workers hold placards and garlands of onions to protest against the rise of onions` prices, during a demonstration in Amritsar on 7 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Social workers hold placards and garlands of onions to protest against the rise of onions` prices, during a demonstration in Amritsar on 7 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Social workers hold placards and garlands of onions to protest against the rise of onions` prices, during a demonstration in Amritsar on 7 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Social workers hold placards and garlands of onions to protest against the rise of onions` prices, during a demonstration in Amritsar on 7 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) parliament members Sanjay Singh (R) and Shushil Gupta (L) wearing garlands made out of onions display placards to protest against onion price hike at the Parliament House in New Delhi on 3 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) parliament members Sanjay Singh (R) and Shushil Gupta (L) wearing garlands made out of onions display placards to protest against onion price hike at the Parliament House in New Delhi on 3 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) parliament members Sanjay Singh (L) and Shushil Gupta (R) wearing garlands made out of onions display placards to protest against onion price hike at the Parliament House in New Delhi on 3 December 2019. Photo: AFP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) parliament members Sanjay Singh (L) and Shushil Gupta (R) wearing garlands made out of onions display placards to protest against onion price hike at the Parliament House in New Delhi on 3 December 2019. Photo: AFP
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