Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar feels that the atmosphere in the country will change drastically if the Food Security Bill goes through...

He added: "I am totally for providing grain to weaker sections, but why should it be to 70% of the population. If 70% of Indians are below poverty line, then what the hell are we doing here for so many years? Malnutrition is a serious issue for which the Food Security Bill is definitely the answer. Certain sections of society definitely deserve it, but not 70%. It's the moral responsibility of any government to provide for weaker sections of society, but 70% means those who can afford it will also get it." Read More

Jyothi Shankaran

    Jyothi’s last role was as Senior Editor with the business news channel Bloomberg TV India. He also worked as News Editor at business-standard.com, the online version of the business newspaper Business Standard. Jyothi is a chemical engineer from the Regional Engineering College, Srinagar.