I am happy with rising prices:
Union minister Beni Prasad Verma was today at the centre of a controversy with remarks that he was ``happy'' over rising prices of food items as it will benefit farmers, evoking a sharp attack from BJP and other parties.
Petroleum product prices, which were increased on Monday, will continue to rise as long as the government considers it an easy option for revenue generation instead of pursuing politically-difficult tasks of taxing all incomes equally and plugging revenue leakages.