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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The Supreme Court today told the Centre&amp;rsquo;s counsel to tell &amp;ldquo;your minister&amp;rdquo; it had issued &amp;ldquo;an order, not a suggestion&amp;rdquo;, to distribute free foodgrain to the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The stinging rebuke drew a measured response that masked the misgivings within the government and amplified the paranoia among parties that any debate could saddle them with the politically suicidal label &amp;ldquo;anti-poor&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The court was responding to comments attributed to food minister Sharad Pawar that the judges had earlier made only a suggestion and not issued any order to give out foodgrain following reports that stocks were rotting in godowns. ( )&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The court&amp;rsquo;s assertion was lapped up by the Opposition that forced a defensive Pawar to declare in the Lok Sabha that the directive would be &amp;ldquo;honoured&amp;rdquo;. All Opposition leaders wanted the immediate implementation of the court order.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But Pawar added: &amp;ldquo;I have sought the copy of the order. I want to tell the House that this government will honour the court order. Even the members&amp;rsquo; suggestions will be seriously considered. But we can take the necessary measures only after reading the full order. No decision can be taken now.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Pawar&amp;rsquo;s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by &amp;ldquo;ordering&amp;rdquo; the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government&amp;rsquo;s domain to formulate policy decisions.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But the government is not willing to openly confront the judiciary, as reflected in Pawar&amp;rsquo;s response, because the issue involves the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Asked if the apex court had stepped into the executive&amp;rsquo;s terrain, law minister Veerappa Moily told The Telegraph: &amp;ldquo;We cannot defy the court.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Government sources said there was no problem in giving free grain to those affected by floods, drought and other calamities but it was not for the court to take that decision.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The matter will now be debated within the government. In Parliament, however, no MP raised the question of jurisdiction. Only one member, INLD&amp;rsquo;s Sanjay Chauhan, said: &amp;ldquo;This order shows the country is run by the SC, not by the government.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;When UPA I was in power between 2004 and 2009, the Lok Sabha had discussed judicial activism on several occasions. The majority of members had then felt that the dividing line between the different pillars of democracy should be religiously honoured. The then Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, had encouraged such a debate.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But with the vote-sensitive issue of the poor coming into play, few lawmakers were willing to resume the debate today.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Free grain is an appealing proposition politically but difficult to implement in a system known for corruption-fuelled leaks.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;We don&amp;rsquo;t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... most of it will end up with private traders,&amp;rdquo; said T. Haque, a former chairman of the agricultural prices commission.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government has procured around 57 million tonnes of grain but can store only 36 million tonnes. The government spends Rs 16 on a kilo of grain and sells it for Rs 2 to the poor but a large quantity does not reach them.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Civil supplies ministry officials said it would be difficult to salvage the rotting grain and deliver it on time to the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The court was responding to comments attributed to food minister Sharad Pawar that the judges had earlier made only a suggestion and not issued any order to give out foodgrain following reports that stocks were rotting in godowns. ( )&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The court&amp;rsquo;s assertion was lapped up by the Opposition that forced a defensive Pawar to declare in the Lok Sabha that the directive would be &amp;ldquo;honoured&amp;rdquo;. All Opposition leaders wanted the immediate implementation of the court order.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But Pawar added: &amp;ldquo;I have sought the copy of the order. I want to tell the House that this government will honour the court order. Even the members&amp;rsquo; suggestions will be seriously considered. But we can take the necessary measures only after reading the full order. No decision can be taken now.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Pawar&amp;rsquo;s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by &amp;ldquo;ordering&amp;rdquo; the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government&amp;rsquo;s domain to formulate policy decisions.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But the government is not willing to openly confront the judiciary, as reflected in Pawar&amp;rsquo;s response, because the issue involves the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Asked if the apex court had stepped into the executive&amp;rsquo;s terrain, law minister Veerappa Moily told The Telegraph: &amp;ldquo;We cannot defy the court.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Government sources said there was no problem in giving free grain to those affected by floods, drought and other calamities but it was not for the court to take that decision.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;When UPA I was in power between 2004 and 2009, the Lok Sabha had discussed judicial activism on several occasions. The majority of members had then felt that the dividing line between the different pillars of democracy should be religiously honoured. The then Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, had encouraged such a debate.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Free grain is an appealing proposition politically but difficult to implement in a system known for corruption-fuelled leaks.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;We don&amp;rsquo;t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... most of it will end up with private traders,&amp;rdquo; said T. Haque, a former chairman of the agricultural prices commission.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government has procured around 57 million tonnes of grain but can store only 36 million tonnes. The government spends Rs 16 on a kilo of grain and sells it for Rs 2 to the poor but a large quantity does not reach them.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Pawar&amp;rsquo;s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by &amp;ldquo;ordering&amp;rdquo; the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government&amp;rsquo;s domain to formulate policy decisions.&lt;/font&gt;
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The Supreme Court today told the Centre&amp;rsquo;s counsel to tell &amp;ldquo;your minister&amp;rdquo; it had issued &amp;ldquo;an order, not a suggestion&amp;rdquo;, to distribute free foodgrain to the poor.


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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The Supreme Court today told the Centre&amp;rsquo;s counsel to tell &amp;ldquo;your minister&amp;rdquo; it had issued &amp;ldquo;an order, not a suggestion&amp;rdquo;, to distribute free foodgrain to the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The stinging rebuke drew a measured response that masked the misgivings within the government and amplified the paranoia among parties that any debate could saddle them with the politically suicidal label &amp;ldquo;anti-poor&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The court was responding to comments attributed to food minister Sharad Pawar that the judges had earlier made only a suggestion and not issued any order to give out foodgrain following reports that stocks were rotting in godowns. ( )&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The court&amp;rsquo;s assertion was lapped up by the Opposition that forced a defensive Pawar to declare in the Lok Sabha that the directive would be &amp;ldquo;honoured&amp;rdquo;. All Opposition leaders wanted the immediate implementation of the court order.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But Pawar added: &amp;ldquo;I have sought the copy of the order. I want to tell the House that this government will honour the court order. Even the members&amp;rsquo; suggestions will be seriously considered. But we can take the necessary measures only after reading the full order. No decision can be taken now.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Pawar&amp;rsquo;s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by &amp;ldquo;ordering&amp;rdquo; the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government&amp;rsquo;s domain to formulate policy decisions.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But the government is not willing to openly confront the judiciary, as reflected in Pawar&amp;rsquo;s response, because the issue involves the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Asked if the apex court had stepped into the executive&amp;rsquo;s terrain, law minister Veerappa Moily told The Telegraph: &amp;ldquo;We cannot defy the court.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Government sources said there was no problem in giving free grain to those affected by floods, drought and other calamities but it was not for the court to take that decision.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The matter will now be debated within the government. In Parliament, however, no MP raised the question of jurisdiction. Only one member, INLD&amp;rsquo;s Sanjay Chauhan, said: &amp;ldquo;This order shows the country is run by the SC, not by the government.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;When UPA I was in power between 2004 and 2009, the Lok Sabha had discussed judicial activism on several occasions. The majority of members had then felt that the dividing line between the different pillars of democracy should be religiously honoured. The then Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, had encouraged such a debate.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But with the vote-sensitive issue of the poor coming into play, few lawmakers were willing to resume the debate today.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Free grain is an appealing proposition politically but difficult to implement in a system known for corruption-fuelled leaks.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;We don&amp;rsquo;t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... most of it will end up with private traders,&amp;rdquo; said T. Haque, a former chairman of the agricultural prices commission.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government has procured around 57 million tonnes of grain but can store only 36 million tonnes. The government spends Rs 16 on a kilo of grain and sells it for Rs 2 to the poor but a large quantity does not reach them.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Civil supplies ministry officials said it would be difficult to salvage the rotting grain and deliver it on time to the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government has procured around 57 million tonnes of grain but can store only 36 million tonnes. The government spends Rs 16 on a kilo of grain and sells it for Rs 2 to the poor but a large quantity does not reach them.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The Supreme Court today told the Centre&amp;rsquo;s counsel to tell &amp;ldquo;your minister&amp;rdquo; it had issued &amp;ldquo;an order, not a suggestion&amp;rdquo;, to distribute free foodgrain to the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The stinging rebuke drew a measured response that masked the misgivings within the government and amplified the paranoia among parties that any debate could saddle them with the politically suicidal label &amp;ldquo;anti-poor&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The court was responding to comments attributed to food minister Sharad Pawar that the judges had earlier made only a suggestion and not issued any order to give out foodgrain following reports that stocks were rotting in godowns. ( )&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The court&amp;rsquo;s assertion was lapped up by the Opposition that forced a defensive Pawar to declare in the Lok Sabha that the directive would be &amp;ldquo;honoured&amp;rdquo;. All Opposition leaders wanted the immediate implementation of the court order.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But Pawar added: &amp;ldquo;I have sought the copy of the order. I want to tell the House that this government will honour the court order. Even the members&amp;rsquo; suggestions will be seriously considered. But we can take the necessary measures only after reading the full order. No decision can be taken now.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Pawar&amp;rsquo;s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by &amp;ldquo;ordering&amp;rdquo; the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government&amp;rsquo;s domain to formulate policy decisions.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But the government is not willing to openly confront the judiciary, as reflected in Pawar&amp;rsquo;s response, because the issue involves the poor.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Asked if the apex court had stepped into the executive&amp;rsquo;s terrain, law minister Veerappa Moily told The Telegraph: &amp;ldquo;We cannot defy the court.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Government sources said there was no problem in giving free grain to those affected by floods, drought and other calamities but it was not for the court to take that decision.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The matter will now be debated within the government. In Parliament, however, no MP raised the question of jurisdiction. Only one member, INLD&amp;rsquo;s Sanjay Chauhan, said: &amp;ldquo;This order shows the country is run by the SC, not by the government.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;When UPA I was in power between 2004 and 2009, the Lok Sabha had discussed judicial activism on several occasions. The majority of members had then felt that the dividing line between the different pillars of democracy should be religiously honoured. The then Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, had encouraged such a debate.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But with the vote-sensitive issue of the poor coming into play, few lawmakers were willing to resume the debate today.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Free grain is an appealing proposition politically but difficult to implement in a system known for corruption-fuelled leaks.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;We don&amp;rsquo;t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... most of it will end up with private traders,&amp;rdquo; said T. Haque, a former chairman of the agricultural prices commission.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government has procured around 57 million tonnes of grain but can store only 36 million tonnes. The government spends Rs 16 on a kilo of grain and sells it for Rs 2 to the poor but a large quantity does not reach them.&lt;/font&gt;
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                <p align="justify"><font ></font></p><p align="justify"><br /><font >The Supreme Court today told the Centre&rsquo;s counsel to tell &ldquo;your minister&rdquo; it had issued &ldquo;an order, not a suggestion&rdquo;, to distribute free foodgrain to the poor.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >The stinging rebuke drew a measured response that masked the misgivings within the government and amplified the paranoia among parties that any debate could saddle them with the politically suicidal label &ldquo;anti-poor&rdquo;.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >The court was responding to comments attributed to food minister Sharad Pawar that the judges had earlier made only a suggestion and not issued any order to give out foodgrain following reports that stocks were rotting in godowns. ( )</font></p><p align="justify"><font >The court&rsquo;s assertion was lapped up by the Opposition that forced a defensive Pawar to declare in the Lok Sabha that the directive would be &ldquo;honoured&rdquo;. All Opposition leaders wanted the immediate implementation of the court order.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >But Pawar added: &ldquo;I have sought the copy of the order. I want to tell the House that this government will honour the court order. Even the members&rsquo; suggestions will be seriously considered. But we can take the necessary measures only after reading the full order. No decision can be taken now.&rdquo;</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Pawar&rsquo;s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by &ldquo;ordering&rdquo; the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government&rsquo;s domain to formulate policy decisions.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >But the government is not willing to openly confront the judiciary, as reflected in Pawar&rsquo;s response, because the issue involves the poor.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Asked if the apex court had stepped into the executive&rsquo;s terrain, law minister Veerappa Moily told The Telegraph: &ldquo;We cannot defy the court.&rdquo;</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Government sources said there was no problem in giving free grain to those affected by floods, drought and other calamities but it was not for the court to take that decision.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >The matter will now be debated within the government. In Parliament, however, no MP raised the question of jurisdiction. Only one member, INLD&rsquo;s Sanjay Chauhan, said: &ldquo;This order shows the country is run by the SC, not by the government.&rdquo;</font></p><p align="justify"><font >When UPA I was in power between 2004 and 2009, the Lok Sabha had discussed judicial activism on several occasions. The majority of members had then felt that the dividing line between the different pillars of democracy should be religiously honoured. The then Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, had encouraged such a debate.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >But with the vote-sensitive issue of the poor coming into play, few lawmakers were willing to resume the debate today.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Free grain is an appealing proposition politically but difficult to implement in a system known for corruption-fuelled leaks.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... most of it will end up with private traders,&rdquo; said T. Haque, a former chairman of the agricultural prices commission.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >The government has procured around 57 million tonnes of grain but can store only 36 million tonnes. The government spends Rs 16 on a kilo of grain and sells it for Rs 2 to the poor but a large quantity does not reach them.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Civil supplies ministry officials said it would be difficult to salvage the rotting grain and deliver it on time to the poor.</font></p><p align="justify"><font ></font></p>               </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The Supreme Court today told the Centre&rsquo;s counsel to tell &ldquo;your minister&rdquo; it had issued &ldquo;an order, not a suggestion&rdquo;, to distribute free foodgrain to the poor.</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The stinging rebuke drew a measured response that masked the misgivings within the government and amplified the paranoia among parties that any debate could saddle them with the politically suicidal label &ldquo;anti-poor&rdquo;.</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The court was responding to comments attributed to food minister Sharad Pawar that the judges had earlier made only a suggestion and not issued any order to give out foodgrain following reports that stocks were rotting in godowns. ( )</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The court&rsquo;s assertion was lapped up by the Opposition that forced a defensive Pawar to declare in the Lok Sabha that the directive would be &ldquo;honoured&rdquo;. All Opposition leaders wanted the immediate implementation of the court order.</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">But Pawar added: &ldquo;I have sought the copy of the order. I want to tell the House that this government will honour the court order. Even the members&rsquo; suggestions will be seriously considered. But we can take the necessary measures only after reading the full order. No decision can be taken now.&rdquo;</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Pawar&rsquo;s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by &ldquo;ordering&rdquo; the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government&rsquo;s domain to formulate policy decisions.</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">But the government is not willing to openly confront the judiciary, as reflected in Pawar&rsquo;s response, because the issue involves the poor.</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Asked if the apex court had stepped into the executive&rsquo;s terrain, law minister Veerappa Moily told The Telegraph: &ldquo;We cannot defy the court.&rdquo;</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The matter will now be debated within the government. In Parliament, however, no MP raised the question of jurisdiction. Only one member, INLD&rsquo;s Sanjay Chauhan, said: &ldquo;This order shows the country is run by the SC, not by the government.&rdquo;</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... most of it will end up with private traders,&rdquo; said T. Haque, a former chairman of the agricultural prices commission.</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Pawar&rsquo;s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by &ldquo;ordering&rdquo; the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government&rsquo;s domain to formulate policy decisions.</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Free grain is an appealing proposition politically but difficult to implement in a system known for corruption-fuelled leaks.</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... most of it will end up with private traders,&rdquo; said T. Haque, a former chairman of the agricultural prices commission.</font>
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Poor spoil appetite for debate by Sanjay K Jha

The Supreme Court today told the Centre’s counsel to tell “your minister” it had issued “an order, not a suggestion”, to distribute free foodgrain to the poor. The stinging rebuke drew a measured response that masked the misgivings within the government and amplified the paranoia among parties that any debate could saddle them with the politically suicidal label “anti-poor”. The court was responding to comments attributed to food minister Sharad Pawar that the judges had earlier made only a suggestion and not issued any order to give out foodgrain following reports that stocks were rotting in godowns. ( ) The court’s assertion was lapped up by the Opposition that forced a defensive Pawar to declare in the Lok Sabha that the directive would be “honoured”. All Opposition leaders wanted the immediate implementation of the court order. But Pawar added: “I have sought the copy of the order. I want to tell the House that this government will honour the court order. Even the members’ suggestions will be seriously considered. But we can take the necessary measures only after reading the full order. No decision can be taken now.” Pawar’s assurance pacified the Opposition but sections of the government wondered if the Supreme Court had overreached itself by “ordering” the executive to distribute the grain. Many in the government believe the court should not have encroached upon the government’s domain to formulate policy decisions. But the government is not willing to openly confront the judiciary, as reflected in Pawar’s response, because the issue involves the poor. Asked if the apex court had stepped into the executive’s terrain, law minister Veerappa Moily told The Telegraph: “We cannot defy the court.” Government sources said there was no problem in giving free grain to those affected by floods, drought and other calamities but it was not for the court to take that decision. The matter will now be debated within the government. In Parliament, however, no MP raised the question of jurisdiction. Only one member, INLD’s Sanjay Chauhan, said: “This order shows the country is run by the SC, not by the government.” When UPA I was in power between 2004 and 2009, the Lok Sabha had discussed judicial activism on several occasions. The majority of members had then felt that the dividing line between the different pillars of democracy should be religiously honoured. The then Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee, had encouraged such a debate. But with the vote-sensitive issue of the poor coming into play, few lawmakers were willing to resume the debate today. Free grain is an appealing proposition politically but difficult to implement in a system known for corruption-fuelled leaks. “We don’t have an effective distribution system. Already, we have a state of affairs where cheap grain meant for the poor is being diverted. The government will find it extremely difficult to supply free grain... most of it will end up with private traders,” said T. Haque, a former chairman of the agricultural prices commission. The government has procured around 57 million tonnes of grain but can store only 36 million tonnes. The government spends Rs 16 on a kilo of grain and sells it for Rs 2 to the poor but a large quantity does not reach them. Civil supplies ministry officials said it would be difficult to salvage the rotting grain and deliver it on time to the poor.