STATE TIMES NEWS
RAJOURI: Accusing some political leaders of politicising ration, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali has said that government cannot roll back National Food Security Act but will do necessary amendments for making it people friendly.
Addressing Peoples Democratic Party workers rally at Dak Bungalow Rajouri, which was organised by party cadre to welcome him after re-induction in State Cabinet, Zulfkar said that politics should not be upon ration as it is a public issue rather than political.
Castigating Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for making baseless statements on NFSA, Zulfkar said that in a public address at Kalakote few days back, Omar Abdullah said that ration is not being provided to those who are having mobile phones and electricity connections but this statement is far from the reality. He said that there is no need of any phone or electricity connection for getting ration.
Assuring amendments in implementation of NFSA, Zulfkar said that all the faulty lists of National Food Security Act will be rectified soon and designated committees and village heads will be made accountable for the rectification of the lists. He said that they will get certificate from these village heads before taking final decision to go ahead for making this ac people friendly in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rejecting the demands of rolling back NFSA, Zulfkar Ali said that if ration is not provided as per NFSA to the public from April this year, State Government cannot get subsidised ration from Central Government and in such a condition they cannot roll back NFSA. He however said that necessary amendments are being made in NFSA to address public cry and to supply adequate ration among the beneficiaries.
Terming BJP-PDP coalition as important for integrity of State, Zulfkar said that former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had taken this bold step for people and integration of this State. He said that although both parties are having different ideology but mandate of people get these parties together for common agenda of development.
MLA Rajouri Chowdhary Qamar Hussain and MLC Surinder Chowdhary, Ex MLC Nizam ud Khattana, District President Ajaz Mirza, Chairman Auqaf Islamia, Abdul Qayoom Dar, Choudhary Mir Hussain, Syed Manzoor Shah Bukhari and other senior leaders also addressed in the workers meeting.
