Govt committed to check inflation: PM

Reiterating his government’s stand to shield the poor and vulnerable from rising prices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the government was committed to tame inflation. Addressing a rally organized by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee here, the PM said, "I am satisfied and I am confident that in the coming months, we will tame inflation and bring it back to reasonable levels. This is our commitment," he said. Kerosene and LPG prices have been hardly touched in the last four years and even petrol and diesel price rises have been marginal, he said. The government was bearing a huge cost to shield the poor, Singh said. "Foodgrain issue prices for BPL rice and wheat have not been touched while wheat and rice support prices have been doubled for the benefit of our farmers. This year, we hope to have a bumper crop and procurement has been excellent," he added.