Eid has passed. The markets have quieted. The bills have not. Across Kashmir, households are now counting the cost of a festival marked by sharp price rises. Mutton crossed ₹800 per kilogram. Essentials climbed without warning. Transport costs followed. For salaried families, it meant adjustment. For daily wage earners, it meant sacrifice.
This pattern is no longer occasional. Prices rise before every major occasion. Oversight fades at the same time. The issue is not inflation alone. It is the absence of management. Advisory notices are issued, but enforcement remains weak. Traders respond to demand. The state does not respond to distortion.
At the same time, political activity continues without result. Assembly sessions produce statements, not solutions. When economic strain repeats without intervention, it begins to look like acceptance. The gap between governance and daily life is now visible. Food inflation affects not just spending, but dignity. Festivals should ease pressure, not deepen it. Solutions are not complex. Monitor prices during peak demand. Coordinate supply in advance. Fix accountability for violations. These steps require execution, not new policy.
The silence after Eid is telling. Prices fall slowly. Relief arrives late. For many, it does not arrive at all. If this cycle is known and predictable, why does it repeat every year, and what is the state government doing to stop it ?
