Congress in catch-22 on food Bill

The Congress will launch its ambitious food security programme on August 20, Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary, in Delhi and Haryana on the basis of the ordinance that is still in force. But if it is unable to replace the ordinance with an Act of Parliament before the end of the ongoing session, the Congress-ruled States that are planning to implement the scheme will have to revert to the existing Public Distribution System.

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