Food Security Bill
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Sonia Gandhi may speak in parliament on food bill
National | Aug 14, 2013, 10:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Congress chief and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi may speak on her pet welfare legislation, the Food Security Bill, when it comes up for discussion in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, party sources Tuesday said.However,
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Modi slams food bill, urges PM to call meeting of CMs
National | Aug 14, 2013, 06:37 AM ISTGandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene an immediate meeting of chief ministers on the food security bill, contending that the legislation had many flaws
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DMK to oppose unchanged food security bill
National | Aug 11, 2013, 02:56 PM ISTChennai, Aug 11: DMK president M. Karunanidhi Sunday said his party will oppose the food security bill if it is moved in parliament without the changes suggested by various parties.In a statement, Karunanidhi said: "If
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DMK may support Food Security Bill
National | Aug 09, 2013, 08:16 PM ISTChennai, Aug 9: DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday said the party would support the Food Security Bill only if it does not affect the existing rights of the state.He said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.
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New food security bill introduced in Lok Sabha
National | Aug 07, 2013, 05:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 7: The government Wednesday introduced in the Lok Sabha the food security bill 2013 to replace the relevant ordinance issued last month.Food Minister K.V. Thomas first withdrew the food security bill that
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Karunanidhi joins issue with Jaya on food security bill
National | Aug 06, 2013, 02:59 PM ISTChennai, Aug 6: Joining issue with his arch rival and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa over her criticism on the Food Security Bill, DMK president M Karunanidhi today indicated he had not made any explicit statement on
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Jayalalithaa attacks Karunanidhi over food security bill
National | Aug 05, 2013, 02:44 PM ISTChennai, Aug 5: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday accused arch rival and DMK president M. Karunanidhi of betraying the interests of the state by extending support to the National Food Security Bill.The chief
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Will vote against food security bill: SP
National | Aug 05, 2013, 02:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 5: The Samajwadi Party Monday said it opposed the food security bill and made clear it will vote against the measure."This bill is anti-farmer. Samajwadi Party will vote against it, if needed,"
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Food Security Bill: Don't play politics, Digvijay tells Modi
National | Jul 15, 2013, 02:50 PM ISTBhopal, Jul 15: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today asked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to stop playing politics over the UPA government's food security programme.Reacting to Modi's criticism of the Food Security Ordinance, Digvijay
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Food security cards to be given from Aug 20: Dikshit
National | Jul 15, 2013, 07:06 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 15: The Delhi government would distribute food security scheme cards to beneficiaries on the occasion of the welfare initiative's formal launch Aug 20, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Sunday."The cards would help
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Congress dangling food security lollypop before people, says BJP
National | Jul 10, 2013, 07:43 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 10: Accusing Congress of dangling the "lollipop" of food security to the poor ahead of Lok Sabha elections, BJP on Tuesday said had it followed correct policies and ensured development, there would
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Food security bill: Sonia calls meeting of Congress CMs, PCC chiefs
National | Jul 09, 2013, 02:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 9: With Congress projecting the food security bill as a game changer, Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of its Chief Ministers and PCC chiefs on July 13 to discuss the issue.The
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BJP won't oppose food security bill: Rajnath
National | Jul 06, 2013, 07:10 PM ISTNagpur, July 6: Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh Saturday said that his party would not oppose the the National Food Security Bill in parliament but would seek amendments to it.Speaking to media persons after
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Food bill a political move, says opposition
National | Jul 05, 2013, 06:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 5: The opposition Friday slammed the government again over the food security ordinance that was approved by the union cabinet Wednesday, calling it a political move before elections."Successive governments failed repeatedly in
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President clears Ordinance on Food Security
India | Jul 05, 2013, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 5: President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on Food Security to give nation's two-third population the right to get 5 kgs of foodgrains every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs
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Food ordinance will not cause financial burden: Maken
Jul 05, 2013, 02:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 5: The government on Friday said the ordinance on food security, approved by the union cabinet on Wednesday, would not be a financial burden on the economy, and would help battle malnutrition
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Food security ordinance an attempt to cover graft: Jayalalithaa
National | Jul 05, 2013, 07:42 AM ISTChennai, July 5: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday termed the ordinance route for the food security bill by the central government as an attempt to put a veil over its corruption and anti-people
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Food Security Bill is political gimmick in hurry: Rajnath
National | Jul 04, 2013, 04:44 PM ISTGuwahati, Jul 4: Critical of the hurried clearance of the Food Security ordinance, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the UPA government was just doing a "political gimmick in a hurry" before the 2014
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Food Security Bill just a vote catching tool for Congress, says BJP
National | Jun 29, 2013, 07:55 PM ISTGondia (Maha), Jun 29: The UPA government's proposed Food Safety Bill is nothing more than a vote catching tool for Congress, BJP leader Kirit Somaiya said and expressed concern over wastage of food grains in
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Food security bill impractical: Mamata
India | Jun 22, 2013, 10:14 PM ISTKolkata, June 22: Describing the proposed food security bill as "impractical", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday accused the Congress-led central govrnment of trying to make political gains instead of securing food for the