BHUBANESWAR: “The
National Food Security
Ordinance-2013 is extremely inadequate
and makes a mockery of food security. It provides extremely limited food
entitlements and is nowhere close to providing food security,” said the
activists in a public forum ‘Odisha Jana Manch’ organised by different social
organisations in the State here on Thursday.
The activists said that Odisha is going to be a looser in
coverage and quantity in compare to other backward States. The tribals and
dalits from KBK region would be most sufferers if the Ordinance gets implemented
in present form, they added.
The Ordinance would be placed in the
coming parliament session for debate and amendments. The activists are
organising various consultations to collect opinions of the people and
activists of all walks of life for strengthening of the ordinance, said Bidyut
Mohanty of Odisha Khadya Adhikar Abhiyan.
On the second day of the Jana Manch,
the organisers would invite the MLAs and MPs to the discussion and then hand
over the the resolution passed by the forum to them. “We will request the MPs
and MLAs to present the resolution in the Parliament and in the State Assembly
respectively to bring effective ordinance to ensure food security for poor,”
said Mohanty.
On Friday, a rally would be organised
to present a memorandum to the Chief Minister or the Governor as per the demand
generated in the Jana Manch, said the organisers.
The Jana Manch was inaugurated by
Information Commissioner Jagadananda and Right to Food Campaign national
convener Kavita Srivastava. Among others, Western Odisha Progressive Alliance
(WOPA) convener Anandini Padhi, Kisan Patnaik of Dalit Adhikar Sangathana,
Sushil Dash, Umashankar Sahu and activists across the State attended the convention.
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