{"id":14888,"date":"2026-08-21T09:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14888"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:33:17","slug":"everyone-has-diabetes-these-days-bihar-minister-says-sugar-price-rise-wont-matter-much-watch-patna-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14888","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Everyone has diabetes these days&#8217;: Bihar minister says sugar price rise won\u2019t matter much &#8211; watch | Patna News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133397800,imgsize-99106,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg\" alt=\"'Everyone has diabetes these days': Bihar minister says sugar price rise won\u2019t matter much - watch\" title=\"Bihar minister Shrawan Kumar stated rising sugar prices will have little impact on consumers.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Bihar minister Shrawan Kumar stated rising sugar prices will have little impact on consumers.\">Bihar minister Shrawan Kumar stated rising sugar prices will have little impact on consumers.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>PATNA: Amid the price of sugar rising over the last one week, Bihar rural development department (RDD) minister from the JD(U) quota in the Samrat Choudhary-led NDA government, Shrawan Kumar, on Friday sprung a surprise by claiming that the trend is unlikely to have much impact, as people, in any case, have become cautious about their sugar intake due to increasing number of pre-diabetic and diabetic cases.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>\u201cDue to increasing cases of diabetic patients, people are not taking sweets. They take less sweets,\u201d Kumar said, adding: \u201cEveryone seem to be suffering from diabetes. I don\u2019t think the rise in the price of sugar will make much of a difference.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>His claim, made before reporters on Friday, immediately went viral on social media platforms. While people in general reacted to the minister&#8217;s statement with surprise, the lead opposition party RJD went after Kumar with biting sarcasm.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cThe rising price of sugar has hit common people who used to start their routine with a cup of tea, or take tea by dipping bread or biscuit in it,\u201d RJD state spokesman Ejaj Ahmad said in a video statement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>\u201cShrawan Kumar is a minister and he can afford the rising price of sugar, and also be insensitive to concerns of people,\u201d Ahmad also said, adding that the high price of sugar has occurred due to the wrong policy of the central government, as sugarcane is being used in the production of ethanol used for mixing it with petrol. He also took a dig at PM Narendra Modi, pointing out that he has often called himself publicly as one who rose in life by selling tea.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Meanwhile, sugar is selling at Rs 64 per kg in the retail market, an increase of Rs 16 over the last one week, said a grocery shop owner in the S K Nagar locality, Vikas Kumar. He added that the price of onion is also increasing at an alarming rate, selling at present at Rs 48 per kg, and could rise to Rs 60 and more per kg after the \u2018Raksha Bandhan festival\u2019 on August 28.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/patna\/everyone-has-diabetes-these-days-bihar-minister-says-sugar-price-rise-wont-matter-much\/articleshow\/133397784.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bihar minister Shrawan Kumar stated rising sugar prices will have little impact on consumers. PATNA: Amid the price of sugar rising over the last one week, Bihar rural development department (RDD) minister from the JD(U) quota in the Samrat Choudhary-led NDA government, Shrawan Kumar, on Friday sprung a surprise by claiming that the trend is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bihar-minister-shrawan-kumar-stated-rising-sugar-prices-will-have-little-impact-on-consumers.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Bihar minister Shrawan Kumar stated rising sugar prices will have little impact on consumers. 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