Left, Right join hands in RS over ‘rice scam’
The government got a Left-Right jab during zero hour in Rajya Sabha on Monday on the alleged
rice scam.
CPI's D Raja raised the issue and asked how an Indian firm Amira Foods Private Ltd had got an export order when there is a ban on the export of non-basmati rice. Calling it a scam worth Rs 2,500 crore, Raja demanded a thorough inquiry into the "loot". "It is a shame on India," he said.
Supporting Raja, BJP's Balbir Punj said just like the Bofors scam did not break in India, the rice scam has come from Ghana. He claimed that after exports were banned, public sector firms like STC and MMTC were asked to nominate Amira Foods. But the rice, he said, never reached Ghana. It was instead sold on high seas. "Officials made a killing," he alleged.
CPM's Sitaram Yechury and BJP's Prakash Javadekar associated themselves with the issue. Brinda Karat of CPM wanted to know how foodgrain was given out at PDS prices. BJP's SS Ahluwalia wanted the government to respond to it immediately.
Minister of state for science and technology Prithviraj Chavan said the concerns of members would be conveyed to the government.
Source: TOI
rice scam.
CPI's D Raja raised the issue and asked how an Indian firm Amira Foods Private Ltd had got an export order when there is a ban on the export of non-basmati rice. Calling it a scam worth Rs 2,500 crore, Raja demanded a thorough inquiry into the "loot". "It is a shame on India," he said.
Supporting Raja, BJP's Balbir Punj said just like the Bofors scam did not break in India, the rice scam has come from Ghana. He claimed that after exports were banned, public sector firms like STC and MMTC were asked to nominate Amira Foods. But the rice, he said, never reached Ghana. It was instead sold on high seas. "Officials made a killing," he alleged.
CPM's Sitaram Yechury and BJP's Prakash Javadekar associated themselves with the issue. Brinda Karat of CPM wanted to know how foodgrain was given out at PDS prices. BJP's SS Ahluwalia wanted the government to respond to it immediately.
Minister of state for science and technology Prithviraj Chavan said the concerns of members would be conveyed to the government.
Source: TOI
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