Prices Skyrocket, Punjab Governor Takes Tomato Off Menu At Raj Bhavan

The governor said reducing the use of tomatoes will help curtail their surging price and made an appeal to people to use alternatives for the time being.

In response to the skyrocketing tomato prices, which have crossed Rs 200 a kg in Chandigarh, the governor of Punjab has taken the household staple off the menu at Raj Bhavan. 

The governor said reducing the use of tomatoes will help curtail their surging price and made an appeal to people to use alternatives for the time being. 

A Raj Bhavan statement said Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit, who is also the administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh, took the decision to temporarily halt the consumption of tomatoes as a gesture of solidarity with the citizens of Punjab, who are facing the impact of rising food prices.