jaipur at about 5pm in the lal kothi sabji mandi the vegetable sellers had no option than to abandon the unsold tomatoes bottle gourd bitter gourd and other perishables on the roadside standing a few feet away they called out buyers offering bitter gourd at rs 10 per kg instead of rs 60 tomoto at rs 5 instead of rs 30 and 3 kg of bottle gourd for rs 10 they were afraid of losing their weight measuring instruments to the roving policemen who were intent on closing the mandi by 530pm the scenes in the markets were different cigarettes were out of stock in many places whoever selling was asking for rs 2050 extra ghutkha was also in the artificial shortage category in liquor shops many had to pay extra rs 100300 per bottle as offices were closed at 4 pm there were crowds of people at every bus stop it was also the day for the auto rickshaws to earn some extra bucks for a ride of rs 60 commuters had to pay rs 150 while the announcing the weekend curfew the chief minister had tweeted that there would no disruption to the supply of essential commodities including milk but many dairy booths and shops ran short of the milk on fridaythe supplier did not bring cigarettes today when i called him he told me to collect from his place and said i have to pay rs 20 per 20 unit packet because of the extra money i decided not to keep cigarettes if people horde and the curfew is lifted on monday many will lose money said a shop owner in raja parkhe admitted that both the suppliers or area dealers and the shops take advantage of such emergency situations and there is no government interference to punish themmarkets looked unusually crowded on friday as people carried home large quantities of soft drinks ice creams snack foods and other items even though these items will be available during the curfew daysthere is a fear that people may not get what they like in situations like this short supplies of a few items happens that is the reason they are stocking on their favorite items today said bhaskar sharma a grocery shop ownerby 6pm the roaming police vehicles and the cops on the roads managed to bring down the shutters of the markets in what otherwise would have been a busy beginning to the weekend business