Why delay in controlling the price of Sugar ?

The way things have gone give the impression that the Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was sitting on the control panel. When pressure became unbearable he took the steps and prices came down by 20% i.e. rs 10 per Kg. not something small for an Indian household. He could have taken the step of importing raw sugar much earlier. Why were the prices allowed to spiral from Rs 16 per Kg to Rs 50 per kg in a span of three months? When we all know Sharad Pawar’s stake in Maharashtra sugar lobby is very high, fingers of suspicion automatically rise.