Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and inflation are to be blamed for the rising cost of foods.

"Everyone knows that as a result of inflation and GST, prices of goods have gone up, so why blame it on party (politics)," he told journalists during a function in Gombak today.

He said this in response to Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos yesterday claimed that expensive fish was due to "pro-opposition" middlemen who hike prices due to political motives.

Jamal had set up stalls at the Ampang Umno headquarters where he sold fish at discounted prices...