Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 18: Chairman of moderate faction of separatist Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, today demanded revocation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and described it as anti people and inhuman.
Addressing the Friday congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid here today, Mirwaiz said the legislation is an attempt to deny ration to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“According to the new legislation, it is said only five kilos of ration will be provided to each family. Earlier 35 kilos were provided. This will force people to starvation,” said the Hurriyat Chairman.
Mirwaiz said the Government first reduced the kerosene oil quota for the Kashmir, which witnesses chilling cold winters, by 8 lakh litres and now also decided to give subsidy only on LPG or kerosene oil to further complicate the matters for the people.
The Hurriyat chief called for rollback of what he said anti-people act at the earliest. He said in a State with a population of 1.35 crore people, the Government had decided to give ration to only 95 lakh people while a whopping population of 40 lakh would be rendered food-less. He said people of the State were already getting less rice supply than the supply that is needed.
“The State is only getting 3, 25, 270 quintals of rice against the need of 4, 75, 000 quintals when the staple diet here is rice and by further reducing the quantity of the ration, the government was creating a crisis-like situation,” the Mirwaiz said and demanded 11 kg ration per person to every family on the previous pattern, which is being followed by different States as well.
Hurriyat Chairman said that its ironical that instead of focusing on ways and means to provide food and adequate ration to the people, in the winter months the Government is planning on spending millions in organising Music Festivals and Gala events in the garb of promoting tourism on New Year’s eve.
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