With onion prices touching Rs 80 a kg, the Delhi government today said that it will ask big traders of onions to import the kitchen staple in large quantity so that their price could be stabilised in the national capital.

Development Minister Gopal Rai and Food and Supplies Minister Asim Ahmed Khan held a review meeting with the traders of Azadpur vegetable market to discuss the situation.

Slamming the Centre, Rai said that they are busy in playing "a blame game of letter" and are putting a blame on the Delhi government for price rise of onion. "There are several big traders of onions who import the kitchen staple from other countries. The government has decided to approach them and request them to buy onions in large quantity so that their price could be brought down in the market," Rai told reporter.

The development minister said that in the review meeting, "traders told us that the price of onion has gone down by Rs 3 to Rs 5 in markets in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh and we will get to see the impact in next three-four days in the city's markets.

"There is no shortage of stock of onion in Azadpur market. We hope that the price of onions will go down drastically in wholesale markets in Delhi," he said.