Tomoto Price Rise Protest Video: SP Worker Hires 'Bouncers' to Safeguard Tomatoes in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi (Watch Video)
In Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, a vegetable vendor named Ajay Fauji, who is also a SP worker, has taken an unusual measure to address the skyrocketing tomato prices.
A Samajwadi Party (SP) worker from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi purportedly hired bouncers to safeguard" the pricey tomatoes in his store skyrocketing tomato prices across the country. Ajay Fauji, who runs a grocery business, hired bouncers to protect his stall and prevent any altercations from occurring over tomatoes. News agency PTI had earlier shared the video of the same saying about a vegetable vendor in Varanasi hiring bouncers in light of high price of tomatoes. However, after finding out that the man was actually a SP worker, they deleted the tweet and came up with a fresh piece of news.  Tomato Price Hike: McDonald’s Northern and Eastern Franchisee Puts Tomato off the Menu As Price Soars Upto Rs 200 per Kg.
SP Worker Hires Bouncers in Varanasi:
In UP's Varanasi, a local Samajwadi Party leader Ajay Fauji, in a viral video, can be seen deploying two bouncers to protect tomatoes at a vegetable shop in what is seen as a protest against skyrocketing prices of tomatoes. pic.twitter.com/ktEeKt76cE
— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) July 9, 2023
PTI Tweeted:
Earlier today, PTI tweeted a story about a vegetable vendor in Varanasi hiring bouncers in light of high price of tomatoes. It has since come to our notice that the vendor is a worker of the Samajwadi Party, and his motive for giving us the information was questionable. We have,…
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 9, 2023
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