Sep 02, 2013 14:09 (IST)
Debate on Food Bill begins in Rajya Sabha, BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu speaks:
- The government is not sincere, they are trying to be populist on the eve of the elections.
- After 67 years, 67 crore people need food security? What happened to all our five-year plans?
- Suddenly you realise that two-thirds of the population needs food security.
- Planning Commission says poverty has come down, then how do you justify the need for food security?
- Forty years ago, Indira Gandhi gave a slogan 'Garibi Hatao' but nothing was done in that direction.
- You should be ashamed of neglecting the downtrodden after 57 years of being in power
- The minister said the curfew on petrol pumps was a suggestion. Parliament is on. Should ministers make such suggestions?
- Your Food Bill is not going to get you any good will, it is going to get you big bill
- Your government called it a gamechanger, it is just a poll gimmick