Potato traders of West Bengal threatened to go on strike on Tuesday if the state government does not lift restrictions on selling to other states.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday took cognizance on “stopping” of potato-laden vehicles to Jharkhand on Bengal borders, allegedly restricting the supply to the state, an official statement said.

The BJP-led NDA-ruled 17 states have cornered a whopping Rs 2,541.48 crore -- almost 75 per cent; while the six INDIA bloc-ruled states were granted barely Rs 754.28 crore -- roughly 25 per cent, of ...

Potato traders in West Bengal threaten a strike over restrictions on selling to other states, imposed to control local prices ...