New Delhi:
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday attacked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s proposal for doorstep supply of meals rations within the nationwide capital, labelling it “jumla” (a false promise) and accusing the ruling AAP of hyperlinks to the “ration mafia”.
Mr Prasad demanded to know why his authorities was one among simply two holding out towards the ruling BJP’s ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme that’s meant to assist individuals from economically weaker sections get primary meals provides at a good worth.
“This ration delivery to homes sounds like a novel idea… but if you check the plan details you will find so many loopholes and possibilities for corruption. Is this what Arvind Kejriwal wants? Do you (Mr Kejriwal) want to break the law and fool the people?” Mr Prasad shouted a query out to gathered reporters.
An apoplectic Union Minister additionally mocked the Mr Kejriwal as a result of “he is talking about home delivery of ration when he even failed to provide oxygen to the people of Delhi”.
“Arvind Kejriwal is talking about home delivery of ration when he even failed to provide oxygen to the people of Delhi. The Delhi government is under the control of the ration mafia,” he raged.
Last week the centre blocked a doorstep meals rations supply scheme Delhi mentioned would profit 72 lakh individuals previous the financial hardship – lack of jobs and wages – because of the lockdown.
Lt Governor Anil Baijal returned the file citing lack of central approval and an ongoing courtroom case.
A livid Arvind Kejriwal tweeted: “Mr Prime Minister, what kind of an arrangement do you have with the ration mafia that you had to stop the Kejriwal government’s ‘Ghar Ghar Ration Scheme’?”
Days later an apparently now-subdued Mr Kejriwal wrote to the Prime Minister to hunt his assist in overturning the centre’s determination to dam the doorstep supply of meals rations.
The AAP authorities in Delhi had cleared the proposal to permit house supply of rations in July final yr; it was one of many guarantees made by the social gathering within the run-up to the February meeting polls.
With enter from ANI
