To mitigate the effect of soaring onion prices, Delhi government had last month started selling onions at reasonable rates through 50 mobile vans across the city, but discontinued it when the prices came down.
On BJP's attack on Delhi government on the issue of onion prices, PWD Minister Chouhan, who also looks after functioning of various wholesale vegetable markets in the city said, one cannot make any comparison between prices of onion in 1998 and now.
"In 1998, onion prices had touched Rs 100. There is a lot of difference between Delhi then and Delhi now. There is no comparison between the prices then and now," he said.
Chouhan blamed hoarding of onion in Uttar Pradesh, Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh for rise in its prices.
"No hoarding is taking place in Delhi. We cannot conduct raid in other states," he said.
Yusuf said market intelligence wing of Food and Civil Supplies department has been keeping a close watch on traders to ensure that hoarding does not take place in Delhi.
