Filling the pangs of hunger

Filling the pangs of hunger – National Food Security Bill of India

The National Food Security Bill -  an  applause for an initiative by the Government that would appease the masses. But at what and whose cost? 

Like a dove with an olive branch to the sparrows in the distance the flight path is turbulent and beneath are landscapes with flocks of vultures waiting not in hunger but greed. Will the dove cover the distance safely, by the people, for the people, to the people.

BY THE PEOPLE : The Government must be praised for an initiative to fill the pangs of hunger  but cost must not be a slap on the face for the innocent and uneducated. (IR 64) that costs Rs 26/kilo will sell for Rs 3/kilo. What may start with a ripple of excitement may soon turn to a force of a tsunami.  A political stance that  carefully  needs to be considered  for future stability of any Government that is dedicated to serve the people by the oath.  A major obstacle that  must be eradicated with a stringent system  to avoid the proliferation of corruption   between initiative and acceptance.

FOR THE PEOPLE :  As much as the excitement by the people for the low price is welcome they must be educated  on the importance of the initiative and consequences of misuse. With street view experience there is a capacity where misuse in reselling to gullible traders is a possibility for personal gain at the expense of flaws or loop holes in accountable   governing.  Nothing can be sold below the cost price that won’t lead to a deficit spending in a long term which will eventually lead to inflation in other commodities.  To avoid manipulation of the bill another Rs 2 added for cost towards security will not cause  much to worry for putting a bill permanently in place.  Pressure on the government is soon passed on to the people by way of another election.

TO THE PEOPLE  : The people must take responsibility to not misuse the bill of the Government. In other words, the Government must label in several languages with rules for who is entitled, quantity  entitled to an individual and the consequences of misuse. Packing must be secure and tamper-proof. And whoever involved in corruption must be held responsible.

The above statement is not intended against any political party or person  but rather views and  experiences of a common man that has been through the grinding machine similar to what turns wheat to flour with an agonizing groan of a street side vending machine.