Rs. 2 PER Kg RICE EXPORTED TO NON-DESCRIPT COUNTRIES DENYING OWN BPL FAMILIES THEIR DUE
DEMANDS JPC PROBE IN SCAM
Chandigarh, July 23
Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, President Shiromani Akali Dal and SAD-BJP nominee for Jalalabad Assembly by-election today challenged UPA to come clean on Rs. 2500 crore rice export to 'African countries' scam as exporting rice to non-descript countries at the highly subsidized rate of Rs. 2 per Kg. was done at the cost of crores of poor families of the country. Mr. Badal demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee as people have no faith in CBI.
Addressing various rallies in Jalalabad constituency, Mr. Badal said that this 'Aam Aadami ki Sarkar' left no opportunity to loot the exchequer with both hands and that too shamelessly denying poor families of the country, their two square meal. He said that when Punjab launched the pro-poor Atta-Dal Scheme, UPA made mockery of this scheme describing it populist, unviable and unrealistic. What to think of coming to the aid of Punjab Government to implement this scheme, the UPA even refused to release extra grain quota to Punjab at market rate, citing shortage in the country, he added. Despite non-cooperation by UPA, SAD-BJP was successfully supplying 35 Kg. Wheat and 4 Kg. Dal at Rs. 4 & Rs. 20 per Kg. to 15 lacs families per month.
Mr. Badal said that when it came to minting money, the same UPA government blindly cleared export of non-basmati rice to imaginary poor people of African countries having five times higher per capita income from India, that too flouting the so called ban on export of rice. He said that as this was not to be exported to "described countries", the UPA government adopted 'favourite private trader' route ignoring government agencies like FCI and SCI. He said that by giving this export a facade of humanitarian grounds, the highly subsidized rice was diverted to other countries causing a loss of Rs. 2500 crores to the country. Alleging an anti-Punjab bias of UPA government, the SAD President said that when Punjab in 2008 demanded lifting ban on export of non-basmati rice and allow export of rice through road route to Pakistan & Afghanistan the Union Commerce Ministry blatantly rejected our demand. It was done deliberately because UPA wanted to divert rice procured from Punjab at low rate and make a hefty booty for Congress election funds. Denying Punjab farmers of their rightful due, the UPA has stabbed in the back of Punjab peasantry.
DEMANDS JPC PROBE IN SCAM
Chandigarh, July 23
Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, President Shiromani Akali Dal and SAD-BJP nominee for Jalalabad Assembly by-election today challenged UPA to come clean on Rs. 2500 crore rice export to 'African countries' scam as exporting rice to non-descript countries at the highly subsidized rate of Rs. 2 per Kg. was done at the cost of crores of poor families of the country. Mr. Badal demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee as people have no faith in CBI.
Addressing various rallies in Jalalabad constituency, Mr. Badal said that this 'Aam Aadami ki Sarkar' left no opportunity to loot the exchequer with both hands and that too shamelessly denying poor families of the country, their two square meal. He said that when Punjab launched the pro-poor Atta-Dal Scheme, UPA made mockery of this scheme describing it populist, unviable and unrealistic. What to think of coming to the aid of Punjab Government to implement this scheme, the UPA even refused to release extra grain quota to Punjab at market rate, citing shortage in the country, he added. Despite non-cooperation by UPA, SAD-BJP was successfully supplying 35 Kg. Wheat and 4 Kg. Dal at Rs. 4 & Rs. 20 per Kg. to 15 lacs families per month.
Mr. Badal said that when it came to minting money, the same UPA government blindly cleared export of non-basmati rice to imaginary poor people of African countries having five times higher per capita income from India, that too flouting the so called ban on export of rice. He said that as this was not to be exported to "described countries", the UPA government adopted 'favourite private trader' route ignoring government agencies like FCI and SCI. He said that by giving this export a facade of humanitarian grounds, the highly subsidized rice was diverted to other countries causing a loss of Rs. 2500 crores to the country. Alleging an anti-Punjab bias of UPA government, the SAD President said that when Punjab in 2008 demanded lifting ban on export of non-basmati rice and allow export of rice through road route to Pakistan & Afghanistan the Union Commerce Ministry blatantly rejected our demand. It was done deliberately because UPA wanted to divert rice procured from Punjab at low rate and make a hefty booty for Congress election funds. Denying Punjab farmers of their rightful due, the UPA has stabbed in the back of Punjab peasantry.
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