Prices of agri-commodities shoot up in Kolkata amid stir over

The impact of the agitation against the amended Citizenship Act in West Bengal has hit the common man here as prices of essential commodities, mainly perishables, have shot up.

Potatoes, onions and green chillies are getting costlier in city markets than what their prices were before the protests began.

Radha Sikdar, a buyer at Paikpara market said, "If the protests continue, prices will continue to increase which will pinch our pockets. The government should come up with some measures to help us."