Jakhar slams state govt for revising atta, dal rates
Monday, 27/10/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141027/punjab.htm#22
Abohar : Congress Legislative Party (CLP) Leader Sunil Jakhar on Sunday slammed the state government for “backtracking” from poll promises on the much-publicised Atta-Dal Scheme.
Reacting over the hike in the rate of wheat by 100 per cent and dal by 50 per cent effective from December, Jakhar said vegetables had already become unaffordable for economically weak families. “Instead of revising prices of wheat and dal, the state government should check wasteful expenses on political gimmicks. One fails to understand why the government can’t arrange Rs 85 crore to maintain the existing prices of subsidised wheat and dal, he said.
Jakhar said thousands of listed beneficiaries had not been provided wheat and dal for the past six months. The government was not ready to order a high-level probe into allegations of bungling by officials in the preparation of fake blue cards in connivance of its staff, he rued.
