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Oppn acting against the interests of poor, says Rahul

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has criticised the Opposition parties for stalling the Food Security Bill in Parliament, and asserted the United Progressive Alliance government was determined......

Food Bill: Law min wants proper mechanism to be in place

Amid talk of an ordinance on the Food Security Bill, the law ministry has warned that without putting a proper mechanism in place to distribute foodgrains, a law should not be implemented. The law......

Cong issues whip to its LS members on Food Security Bill

Amid the government's plan to take up and possibly pass the ambitious Food Security Bill in Parliament, Congress has issued a whip to its members in Lok Sabha to be present in the House on......

'Oppn believes the hungry should be removed, not hunger'

The government and the Bharatiya Janata Party exchanged some heated words on Tuesday over the Food Security Bill pending for consideration in Lok Sabha since last week. While the government accused......

Why India deserves a better Food Security Bill

'Any meaningful food security programme should aim at gradually reducing the number of hungry dependent on government support,' says Devinder Sharma. 'This is only possible if the government had......

Govt trying to implement Food Bill in 2 weeks

The government will in next 10-15 days decide on issuing an Ordinance or convening a special session of Parliament for passage of the UPA government's ambitious National Food Security Bill. Food......

The real moral failure in the food security Bill debate

A widening food entitlement under the notoriously leaky public distribution system, rather than through direct cash transfers, is self-evidently a giant step backward in rationalising the provision......

Amartya Sen deplores lawgivers not debating Food Bill

The food subsidy bill which was tabled last week could not be taken up for a debate due to the ruckus in Parliament Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday called it unfortunate that Parliament......

Why the food security bill will not help the poor

'Food security' will, unfortunately, become a giant boondoggle, says T N Ninan. Tucked away in a long Budget speech by Amit Mitra, West Bengal's finance minister, is a little nugget of......

Farmer bodies oppose Food Bill

A group of farmers bodies under the banner of a Kisan Coordination Committee have petitioned the Prime Minister in strong opposition to the revised National Food Security Bill. They say it would......

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Q. Will UPA be allowed to pass food security bill to save hungry people ?
FekuSingh: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/will-upa-be-allowed-to-pass-food-security-bill-to-save-hungr/25594507/answers/

Q. Is the Food Security Bill which is stuck in the Parliament is withheld against the protest for resignation of two ministers... which will qualify for Sonia Gandhi to capture the Power at the Center??
Sharmila Bose: A. lets wait and see. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-the-food-security-bill-which-is-stuck-in-the-parliament-i/25567138/answers/25594508

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Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh slam BJP for disrupting Parliament, stalling bills

Gandhi made a "fervent plea" to the NDA and other opposition parties to come together and clear the passage of the Food Security and the Land... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1838202/report-sonia-gandhi-manmohan-singh-slam-bjp-for-disrupting-parliament-stalling-bills

Pass food, land bills in public interest, Sonia appeals to opposition

Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday appealed to the opposition to cooperate with the government in passing the key food security and land... ...

http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a381080.html

Amidst controversies, UPA paints rosy picture of govt

Seeking to dispel the perception of gloom amid scams and controversies, the United Progressive Alliance on Wednesday painted a rosy picture of its... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/amidst-controversies-upa-paints-rosy-picture-of-govt/20130522.htm

Subir Gokarn on what ails India's economy

Subir Gokarn, 53, is not a typical economist. He is both an economist and a thinker. At the young age of 49 he was appointed the Deputy Governor... ...

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US immigration bill clears Senate hurdle

The landmark immigration bill, which offers a path to citizenship for more than 11 million - including over 260,000 Indians - undocumented... ...

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News for Food Securities Bill

Oppn acting against the interests of poor, says Rahul

Food Bill: Law min wants proper mechanism to be in place

Cong issues whip to its LS members on Food Security Bill

'Oppn believes the hungry should be removed, not hunger'

Why India deserves a better Food Security Bill

Govt trying to implement Food Bill in 2 weeks

The real moral failure in the food security Bill debate

Amartya Sen deplores lawgivers not debating Food Bill

Why the food security bill will not help the poor

Farmer bodies oppose Food Bill

People speak for food securities bill

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