ENS, Tue Jan 19 20:39:39 EST 2010
POLONNARUWA (SRI LANKA): Skyrocketing prices of essential commodities seem to be adversely affecting the chances of President Mahinda Rajapaksa and boosting the prospects of his principal rival, Gen.Sarath Fonseka, in the January 26 Sri Lankan Presidential election.
The viciously rising cost of living has been one of the major issues among the Sinhalese speaking people throughout the island nation after the LTTE was eliminated in May last year. Those who voice concern over the price rise support Fonseka. The Fonseka camp is also exploiting the issue.
A tour of the largely rural north-central district of Polonnaruwa revealed that the rising cost of living is a major problem not just for the urban dwellers but for rural folk also.
The tour disabused one of the impression that the farmer is cushioned against price rise because he grows his own rice and vegetables; that he gets a fair price for his produce; and is given fertilizers at a highly subsidized rate.
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