Why vegetables don't taste good these days?

Last week I overheard this conversation between my dad and our regular vegetable vendor.
Dad- Ajkal pehle ki tarah sabji me taste nahi mil paa raha hai (vegetables don't taste good these days)
Vendor- Kaise milega sir, sab Modiji ki wajah se hua hai (how will you get sir, its due to PM Modi's fault)
Dad- Woh kaise(how)?
Vendor- Modiji ne sab bandh karwa dia hai (Modiji has stopped everything)!
Dad- Arrey kya yeh to batao (what has he stopped)?
Vendor - khet me jana bandh hogaya, sabziya aise hi ugg raha hai ajkal (He has banned people from going into fields for open defecation, vegetables are growing without natural fertilizers)
Dad- fainted!

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