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Sonia Gandhi set to lead debate on Food Bill in Parliament today.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is set to lead the debate on the Food Security Bill from government's side on Wednesday. UPA's ambitious Rs 1.25 lakh crore bill aims to provide subsidised food grain to 70 per cent of the population in the country. The Congress has issued a whip to all its MPs to attend proceedings.

However, Murli Manohar Joshi will initiate the debate for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Parliament. The cabinet had introduced the scheme as a law last month, but Parliament has to approve the legislation within six weeks.

 

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Sonia Gandhi meets Congress leaders over Food Security Ordinance.

Top Congress leaders on Saturday met UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her residence in the national capital to discuss the next step in the battle for the Food Security Bill. The Congress President wants the Food Security Ordinance to be implemented before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and has also called all the party chief ministers and state chiefs.

The meeting is being held at a time when the party is projecting the scheme seeking to provide cheap foodgrains to 82 crore people as a game changer in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

The government has argued that the ordinance has been brought because the Bill would take at least three months to roll out. But experts said that with ground realities and poor infrastructure it may be difficult for the UPA to reap any benefits and implementing the ordinance might be a challenge.

 

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