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BJP lashes out at UPA govt on rotting food grains issue


The BJP today slammed the UPA government and said inspite of reprimand by Supreme Court the Centre seems little concerned about Rs 58,000 crore worth of food grains rotting in FCI godowns. Around 180 lakh tones food grain is lying in open at various open godowns in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan and UP belonging to government under central pool, BJP National Secretary Kirit Somaiya told reporters here. The Food Corporation of India has admitted that out of 64,21,000 tonnes food grains of central pool in Haryana 50,11,675 tonnes is lying in open which is around 78 per cent and out of 20,45,573 tonnes food grains in Rajasthan 15,05,318 tonnes is more than 15 months old, he said. A team of BJP headed by Somaiya, visited 28 FCI godowns at different states including Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, Maharashtra, Punjab. Somaiya alleged that the Central government had allowed wastage of Rs 58,000 crore worth foodgrains. "Awful economic policies of the Congress Government are responsible for such a pathetic and chaotic situation in the country," he said, adding while the food grains in government godowns are rotting and prices of essential commodities going up in multiple. He said the BJP will not remain a silent spectator to all this and continue to raise the issues of rotten food grains and price rise at every level including the winter Session of Parliament. The apex court had on August 12 asked the Centre to consider free distribution of food grains to the poor instead of allowing it to rot in Food Corporation of India godowns.