mumbainew delhi as sugar prices rise union agriculture minister sharad pawars ncp offered a recipe consume less of the sweetener as no one dies due to not eating sugar no one dies due to not eating sugar on the other hand by eating items made from sugar diabetes increases so it is not necessary that everyone consume sugar the ncp mouthpiece rashtravadi said coming with an apparent solution to rein in sugar prices in an editorial in its latest issue doctors say eating excess sugar and salt is akin to poison said the magazine whose managing editor is ncp state unit president madhukar pichad the magazine is edited by dr sudhir bhongale a former journalist the ncp whose supremo pawar has come for allround attack over price rise quickly distancesd itself from the remark which would stir a potential controversy the remark is his pichad personal view the ncp has nothing to do with it state ncp spokesman gurunath kulkarni said bjp questioned the kind of remark articulated by the ncp bjp would want to know an anwser from the government especially mr pawar and his party what do they mean by making such remarks on the people who are already suffering under high prices senior bjp leader rajiv pratap rudy said in new delhi why is sugar considered an essential commodity the editorial asked our total expenditure on sugar and food items is comparatively less around 10 to 12 per cent the expenditure is on cosmetics vehicles fuel entertainment hobbies and luxury items but no one says a word on rising prices of these items the editorial said if we consider a rise of rs 10 to 15 per kg in sugar prices the average monthly spending on sugar for a fourmember family goes up by rs 60 to 90 the increased salaries after sixth pay commission are comparatively manifold even minimum wages to egs workers have increased so the fact is that rise in sugar prices does not affect a familys budget much the article said those with diabetes dont eat sugar but they still live the editorial said asking people to keep in mind the situation and adjust their habits accordingly