Tears over Indian onion shortage

Price of the staple food item doubles over the last few days, stirring up a political storm.

IND onion

In India, heavy rains have caused a shortage of key crops.

The price of onions, a staple food, has doubled over the last few days. To ease the crisis the government has banned their export.

Al Jazeera’s Prerna Suri reports on the controversy.

Source: Al Jazeera