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Zunka without kanda: Thane locals cook without onions, tomatoes to protest rising costs

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With onion and tomato prices going up, a bunch of housewives from societies across Ghodbunder Road have come up with an initiative called 'no onion tomato week' to boycott the veggies, in hope that prices might be regulated.

The initiative is the brainchild of Neha Singh from Brahmand. "Tomatoes and onions selling at Rs 60 and Rs 30 per kg respectively is proving to be a costly affair for housewives like us. We are finding it difficult to manage our kitchen. I discussed the problem with my other friends at the society. We agreed to stick to 'no onion tomato' week and spread the message to others."

Karuna Sahay, who is also a part of the initiative, says, "Price is directly related to demand and supply. Hence, if we are able to curb the demand, prices will definitely come down. Though our initiative is small, we are trying to make it big by spreading the message through social networking groups about not including onion and tomato in the food at least for a week."

"It is not very difficult to say no to these veggies at least for a week. We think that if numbers are large, it will really affect the prices," said Neha.

Interestingly, men are also supporting the group and are spreading the word among their friends to join the initiative, which was planned two days ago. Around 60 ladies have joined the initiative and more are planning to join.

The residents of Vasant Vihar, Manpada and other areas are hopeful that the intitive will create an impact. "Both onion and tomato are definitely essential commodities for our kitchen, but that doesn't mean that they should be sold at such high prices. The price regulatory authorities should know about the issue and control the same," said a resident.

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