RIGHT to FOOD

In INDIA, the right to food is as good as approved under the consttutional provision relating to Fundamantal rights &has the indirect approval from the judiciary also.This is how the miday cooked meal is being given to school children all over India as shown in the picture above. In the year 2009 just before the election was approaching after the so called shining Era of the earlier Govt was nearing the end of their tenure,the then opposition at the Centre as an election propaganda decided to to Highlight the issue of food to crores of people under the poverty line who were suffering without proper & nourishing food. As a result there had been many deaths of children & pregnant women in India. The days after the successful slogan " Garibi Hatao" & claims for "shining India" were ,in fact , not so good For the poor people of India. In view of this the present ruling people at the Centre which had wrested Power from the earlier eople made it a a prestige issue & later on converted it into a Pet issue. After a lot of deliberation,consultation & reference to various commitees& Organisations as usual the issue was finally decided to be made into anAct of Legilation by the Government. This is how the then Finance Minister& present honourable President of India Made a draft Bill for discussion and passing by the Two Houses of Parliament. The bill was in fact had the approval from the Parliament Sub-Committee being one that benefitted all the crores Of people of India. This Food Security Act bill was pending in the Parliament since the present President of India had drafted the FOOD SECURITY BILL. The most surprising fact was that neither the present Opposition nor any other Political parties were against Provisions of the bill.What they had suggested was an open discussion in both the Houses of the Parliament. The noted expert & a Nobel Prize winner in the economic field Mr.Amarthya Sen from India had opined that this bill which was meant for the benefit of crores of poor people of India should not be made into a Political issue by opposing it & should be made into an Act as early as possible.But it seems his expert opinion had fell into the Deaf Ears of the prominent Politicians of this so called Holy Nation.the Bill in fact was re- introduced in the Parliament recently for discussion & passing by both Houses of Parliament.But ,as is usual ,to waste Public Money on account of not allowing the the Parliament to function especially when an Election is round the corner This Bill also was delayed .In fact, it was not discussed at all in the present session of the Parliament resulting in abrupt cancellation of the meeting of the Houses as it was found to be beyond the control of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha who is responsible for the Good conduct of the Parliament. Thus the fate of the Bill, to be converted into an Act later on ,is hanging in balance with uncertainty. The dramas in the Parliament of this sort & using various weapons to disturb the houses is usual in India. But this bill being one directly affecting all the people of India irrespective of Rich or Poor needs special consideration by every Politician & should not become a weapon directly hitting the innocent Public of the Nation.. The issue is a burning one .God help the Politicians to open their, otherwise dark eyes,on this issue at least if they care for Public wrath. The wrath of the Public is a more dangerous weapon which decides the fate of Politicians also in the form of Exercising their franchise by the Public at the most appropriate time!!!.