bjp questioned the kind of remark articulated by the ncp the increased salaries after sixth pay commission are comparatively manifold doctors say eating excess sugar and salt is akin to poison said the magazine whose managing editor is ncp state unit president madhukar pichad 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 our total expenditure on sugar and food items is comparatively less around 10 to 12 per cent 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 even minimum wages to egs workers have increased 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 so the fact is that rise in sugar prices does not affect a familys budget much the article said the magazine is edited by dr sudhir bhongale a former journalist the remark is his pichad personal view on the other hand by eating items made from sugar diabetes increases no one dies due to not eating sugar bjp would want to know an anwser from the government especially mr pawar and his party 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 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 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 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 the ncp has nothing to do with it state ncp spokesman gurunath kulkarni said why is sugar considered an essential commodity the editorial asked