Panel formed to review weeding out of bogus cards

Chief Minister K Rosaiah announced  in the State Assembly on Thursday that  Mandal Food Advisory Committee  will be  constituted soon . The panel  will  review the process of weeding out duplicate 'white ration cards'.

The constitution of the Panel comes in the wake of  allegations made  by the opposition  against  the Congress in the  Assembly. The  Opposition alleged that  the  ruling Congress indulged in indiscriminate distribution of ration cards on self-declaration basis before the elections to woo the voters. The opposition further pointed out that the Government was depriving ration cards to the genuine  poor after storming back to power.

On Thursday, Telugu Desam Party president and Leader of the Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu charged the Congress during the Question Hour that the government was delaying action on the issue of bogus ration cards.

Mr Rosaiah rebutted the TDP chief’s charge  by saying  ''There are checks and balances. I am not saying the system is fool-proof. Some officials may have acted in a high-handed manner. The Government's intention is to ensure that no eligible person is denied the card and no ineligible person gets the card.'

He announced that the ''Government is ready to constitute the Mandal Food Advisory Committee headed by MLAs concerned for scrutiny of the process in the  removal of bogus ration cards.''