NEW DELHI, July 26:
Notwithstanding the controversy over subsidised food in Parliament canteen, no proposal to raise price is on the cards as the concerned committee insists that such a measure would only hit hard employees and representatives of the media.
“Much hue and cry has been made by a certain TV channel which is especially targeting lawmakers despite the fact that MPs are the ones who are using the facility the least,” A P Jitender Reddy, Chairman of the Food Management Committee of Parliament, said.
Talking to PTI, Reddy lamented the controversy over the issue and said critics were ignoring the fact that subsidised food is made available by several corporates as also public sector undertakings to their employees as one of the facilities.
“If this is the case, then talking only about Parliament does not necessarily send the right message about lawmakers,” he suggested.
He said that he has called a meeting of the Committee tomorrow but insisted that no proposal to revise the rates is on the table. (PTI)
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