Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, has met state chief ministers to discuss the country's rising inflation.

 According to Aljazeera, in December prices jumped 7.3 per cent, and it is feared they could rise further over the next few months.

Food has always been a political hot potato in India. Rising onion prices a few years ago contributed to the removal of a government.

Local markets, or bazaars, have now become the first stop shop for consumers looking for good deals in India.

But with the highest inflation rates in 11 years and the worst drought in 30 years, even these are not that lucrative anymore. With the government finding it hard to explain its policies, people's anger is steadily rising.