People in Delhi not getting full ration, says CPI, holds stir

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 25 2014 | 8:41 PM IST
Communist Party of India (CPI) members today staged a dharna at the rationing office of the Food and Supply Officer (FSO) in Nagloi-Prem Nagar alleging corruption in the Delhi Public Distribution System (PDS).
"The Delhi Rationing office is full of corruption and the ration department and ration mafia in Delhi are hand-in-glove to loot the rations of poor people.
"People are not given their full rations. 50,000 applications are pending with this FSO for new ration cards," Professor Dinesh Varshney, Assistant Secretary of CPI's Delhi unit, said at the protest.
He alleged that BJP, in the name of reducing subsidy, is trying to sabotage the PDS.
Later, CPI leaders met the FSO and told him that he should immediately ensure full ration supplies, stop corruption and clear pending ration card applications, or else the party will hold a gherao at his office.
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First Published: Aug 25 2014 | 8:41 PM IST

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