The Janata Dal (United), a partner in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, has slammed the Centre's policy of allowing vast tracts of fertile land for special economic zones and opening up the retail sector for foreign direct investment. | |
| Talking to reporters here on Sunday JD (U) President and former Union minister Sharad Yadav said the two policies, besides causing large-scale unemployment, would prove dangerous for the country's food security. |
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| He said the two policies would take the country towards economic dependence. |
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| "'While the policies will destroy food security, established after decades of hard work, they will also create dependence on MNCs and big firms," he said. |
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| Yadav said his party would organise protest against the economic policies of the UPA government. On December 17, the JD (U) would organise a protest programme in Delhi, where people deprived of land for setting up SEZs would be invited to give their views. On September 25, the JD (U) organised a similar protest. |
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| Yadav alleged central ministers were speaking in many voices on the issue of setting up 350 SEZs in the country. |
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