The BJP has confronted the wrath of the opposition in Bihar after leaders of the saffron social gathering distributed ration to the beneficiaries of PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY). According to opposition leaders, this was tantamount to utilizing a authorities scheme to additional the pursuits of the BJP.
Under the PM-GKAY scheme, each ration card holder will likely be given 5 kg rice/wheat freed from price per thirty days until November as a result of COVID-19 disaster.
Bihar has 1.6 crore ration card holders, and state BJP leaders are distributing ration to beneficiaries in sacks which have Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image printed on them. Top BJP leaders together with Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi, Union Minister Nityanand Rai and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey have been not too long ago seen distributing sacks of ration.
RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari advised The Indian Express, “How can the BJP misuse a authorities platform? It is an open use of a authorities scheme to additional the curiosity of the social gathering. BJP is giving the impression that ration card holders are getting free meals grains together with sacks.
Tiwari mentioned the RJD staff will create consciousness among the many those that the BJP is making an attempt to take “undue advantage” from a authorities scheme.
Senior Congress chief and MLC Prem Chandra Mishra mentioned, “It is unfair and dangerous to showcase a authorities scheme like BJP’s scheme. But then, something is feasible within the present system. We as opposition can solely increase our voice in opposition to it.
However, BJP spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan dismissed these allegations. He mentioned, “PM-GKAY is a revolutionary scheme that has ensured ration for over 80 crore people across the country… Unnecessary controversy by a section of the opposition besides a failed attempt to dilute the relevance of the scheme and Nothing is there.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
