Civil rights organisations in West Bengal have expressed concerns over reports that the Central government suspended ₹7,000 crore in money allotted for West Bengal’s paddy procurement under the public distribution system.
“The alleged reason for this withholding—noncompliance with exhibiting images of the Hon’ble Prime Minister in ration shops—is not only a frightening display of dictatorial tendencies, but also a threat to the ideals of federalism,” a statement by Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity said. This development undermines the spirit of the National Food Security Act, 2013, it added.
The organisation is one of the petitioners at Calcutta High Court seeking payment of pending wages of MGNREGS workers, which has been pending for two years.
