Not withstanding the early protests, Reliance Fresh outlets have opened at different locations of Bhopal. The protests continue from the vegetable sellers of Bhopal. The retailer and bulk traders of vegetables were on strike on Saturday September 6th 2007 to protest against the opening of Reliance Fresh. To the surprise of Bhopalis, the vegetable prices were reduced by almost half when the markets reopened on Monday. Inspite of the reduction of price and closer for a day, the sale was reported to have about halved by the workers of Madhya Pradesh Phal Sabji Vikreta Mahasangh (fruit and vegetable seller union).
Now the Bhopalis are asking if the vegetable prices can be reduced by half, and the farmers who grow the vegetables are always in such a poor financial state, where was the money going for all these years? The union formed by fruit and vegetable sellers of Madhya Pradesh are hoping that the state government would step in the way the Uttar Pradesh government has and save the day for them. However, with the powerful minister of Madhya Pradesh Mr. Babulal Gaur has been unflinching in his support towards the Reliance Fresh stores, making the closer of these Reliance Fresh stores very unlikely. Meanwhile the Bhopali is queuing up at the Reliance Fresh while keeping an eye at the market price, enjoying the best of both the worlds.
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