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Memorandum by Left parties on food security

Mon, 2012-08-06 01:52 | Prakash Karat and Debabrata Biswas and Abani Roy and S. Sudhakar Reddy
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At the culmination of the five-day dharna on food security organised by the Left parties in New Delhi from July 30 to August 3, 2012, the leaders of the Left parties – Prakash Karat (General Secretary, CPI[M]), S. Sudhakar Reddy (General Secretary, CPI), Debabrata Biswas (General Secretary, AIFB) and Abani Roy (Secretary, RSP) – met the Prime Minister on August 4 and submitted a memorandum to him on the need for an amended food security legislation to be brought in the Parliament. 

Towards a Comprehensive Food Security Bill for All

Thu, 2010-11-11 09:18 — dipa

The NAC proposals for the food security bill are narrow and lack in vision. What is needed is a comprehensive bill with universalisation of PDS and a focus on child malnutrition.
 

Musings on (MG) NREGA-II

Tue, 2010-04-27 16:43 — awanish

A blogpost to comprehend the politics behind Mahatma Gandhi NREGA-II and what it entails for the goal of universal employment guarantee in India.

U.S. votes against "right to food" in UN General Assembly

Wed, 2008-12-31 14:25 | Daisy Cutter

Remember that the U.S. ruling class helped to cause the world food crisis. The U.S.' policy of promoting "free trade" and neoliberal reform through the IMF/World Bank is quite literally promoting starvation. Just look at what we did to Haiti. This vote seems to be a new low, as far as I can tell. Calling the "right to food" a human right in a toothless diplomatic resultion costs nothing and requires no further action. I'm not sure if this vote was motivated by free market fundamentalism or pure sadism,says Daisy Cutter's Dailykos Diary.

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