The Opposition Congress on Tuesday grilled Food Minister Punnulal Mohle on the issue of large-scale cancellation and verification of ration cards.
Dissatisfied with the reply of the Minister, the Opposition members walked out of the House while saying that the Government has not been taking any action against those who have issued wrong ration cards.During question hour, several Congress members raised question on verification and cancellation of ration cards.
Replying to the question of Congress member lakheshwar Baghel, Food Minister Mohle said that 3,845 ration cards have been cancelled in Bastar division, in May 2014. Under the drive, 7,99,139 ration cards were verified there.To a question of Congress member Amarjeet Bhagat, Mohle said that 1.81 lakh ration cards had been cancelled in the State. The cancelled ration card holders, if they are eligible, could give application again. If they are found eligible during verification, ration cards will be issued to them, he said.
On this, Congress member Amarjeet Bhagat said that if anybody had got ration card by furnishing wrong affidavit, why action has not been taken against them.The Minister said that after the hearing of claims and objections, action would be taken on the report presented by the officers.Congress member Satyanarayan Sharma sought information about the ration cards cancelled in Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon and Bilaspur districts.
To this Mohle said that he was not having information of these districts.