The issue came up for a discussion after RSP MLA Jane Alam Mian and Trinamool MLA Partha Chatterjee moved separate notices for it.

Participating in the debate, State agriculture minister Naren De held the Centre responsible for the inflation and charged the UPA government of lacking political will to curb it. Terming the issue as national problem, De said that the Centre lacks a vision for running the country.

On the other hand, Left’s bete noire Trinamool Congress blamed the state government for not taking action against black marketing.

The Congress defended the Centre’s measures and joined Trinamool in asking the government to take steps for checking price hike by coming down heavily against black marketing.

But when it came to voting on Trinamool’s motion, the Congress abstained thereby defeating it. Later, when the second motion moved by the RSP was taken up for vote, the Trinamool abstained and interestingly Congress participated. The House passed the second motion.