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Vol. XXXVI
No. 46 November 18, 2012 |
Five Crore
Signatures for Food
Security
The
Left parties, the CPI(M), CPI, RSP & AIFB met in New
THE Left parties have been conducting a
campaign and movement
for a universal public distribution system and for an
effective food security
law which assures all citizens access to food.
The
campaign conducted from July to September 2012 has met with
a good response
from the people in all parts of the country.
In
order to intensify the campaign and widen the movement, the
Left parties
decided to conduct a countrywide mass signature campaign.
The
Left parties have given a call to collect five crore
signatures. Members and
activists of the Left parties will go house-to-house to
collect signatures in
the months of December 2012 and January 2013.
The
demands on which the signatures will be collected and
submitted to the
government are:
·
Set
up a universal public distribution system without dividing
the people into BPL
and APL.
·
35
kgs of foodgrains should be supplied at not more than Rs 2
per kg and this
should be provided for in the Food Security law.
·
No
Cash transfer scheme in the public distribution system.