New Delhi: Alarmed by the latest round of spurt in onion prices and fearing a political backlash ahead of a crucial round of state elections, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has decided to import the vegetable. <br /><br />The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) has been assigned the task. <br /><br />"The government has asked NAFED to consider importing onions from China, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Egypt," food minister K.V. Thomas said.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
