What comes before, Agriculture or Food?

While differences among UPA-II ministers are now routine, this is one tussle that has been largely brewing under the radar. It involves Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Minister of State (Independent Charge), Food, K V Thomas. It was in January this year that Thomas was given independent charge of the Food portfolio after Pawar requested that his burden be reduced. So Pawar was divested of Food and the portfolio given to his junior minister.

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