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Delhi’s alleged rice scam turns into a political grenade
Politics·Short term

The Delhi government will be forced to answer the rice allegations publicly, and the next move will likely be a demand for records from the food department and the FCI-linked supply chain Bharadwaj named.

The allegation goes straight to welfare delivery and political accountability in Delhi. If substantiated, it would be a major subsidy diversion case; if not, the silence from the government becomes its own story.

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The allegation goes straight to welfare delivery and political accountability in Delhi. If substantiated, it would be a major subsidy diversion case; if not, the silence from the government becomes its own story.

Curated summary

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged a Rs 22,000-crore scam in subsidised rice meant for Delhi’s poor. He said the chain involved Delhi’s food department, an Assam-based corporation and a private buyer in Haryana, and claimed the Food Corporation of India supplied rice at subsidised rates after a request from BJP minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa’s department. Delhi government officials and Sirsa had not responded by the time of publication.

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Delhi’s alleged rice scam turns into a political grenade

AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj alleges a Rs 22,000-crore diversion of subsidised rice meant for the poor, naming a chain that runs through the food department, an Assam-based corporation and a Haryana buyer.

Hindustan Times·8h ago
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