A peaceful protest can also have its impact, albeit we chose violence and destruction. Minister Chaudhary says milk price hike imminent Himalayan News Service Narayangadh, January 28: The coalition government, which is facing severe criticism for its decision to hike the price of petro-products, has dropped another bombshell. The Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Umakant Chaudhary, today said the government was planning to increase the price of milk as well. ?e are planning to hike milk price, which will be announced within a few months,?he said during Meet the Press programme organised by Nepal Tarun Dal?? Chitwan district committee, affiliated to Nepali Congress (Democratic), in Bharatpur today. He said the government was concerned over the incidents of farmers throwing away vegetables and spilling milk on roads as their products cannot reach the markets due to bandhs. He informed that the government was planning to encourage factories which produce milk powder so that wastage of milk can be stopped. He added that incentives to cold stores could help preserve vegetables. Chaudhary said the only factory which produced milk powder was situated in Biratnagar and another one was coming up in Kohalpur, western Nepal. The milk processing centre in Chitwan would become operational soon, he added. Replying to a query, assistant minister Chaudhary, said there was no alternative to elections and consultations with security forces and political parties had begun.