Pulse import by Pawar ministry led to Rs 1k cr loss

While Parliament was debating the Lokpal Bill on Tuesday, the Comptroller and Auditor General tabled a report on import of pulses that squarely blamed the consumer affairs and distribution ministry for irregularities leading to losses that could exceed Rs 1,000 crore. The report, audited for the period 2006-2011 when Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar was in charge of the ministry, says some large private entities were allegedly favoured during the imports.

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