Food Bill could be Cong’s next House headache

The proposed National Food Security Act could become the next legislative headache for the Congress in Parliament with its provision banning states from providing subsidized grains to anyone it does not include in the Central beneficiaries list. The provision curtailing the powers of the state government over a 'state subject' based on a Central law and a ceiling devised by Planning Commission officials has got states ruled by opposition parties like AIADMK in Tamil Nadu and JD(U) in Bihar up in arms against the bill tabled in Parliament.

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