May it be attended!

Part.I

While referring to the Bengal famine Dr. Amartya Sen has observed that famine does not always happen due to a (huge) shortage of food-grains but its causes can be better traced back to the failure of Public Distribution System.Many of those who profess and practice in the field of State craft have an opinion that to ensure the judicious functioning of PDS, it should be brought under the Panchayathiraj system where the poor and the needy people can have a say on it.To ensure the participation of people in controlling PDS, the role of Co-Operative movement can be a good alternative.Remember, we have an incredible history of success of this sector in diary field(Ref. to ANAND in Gujarat.).This sector can effectively supplement the efforts of government in this regard.Promotion of the interests of the corporate world represented by Reliance Fresh and Bharati Inc.(any such MNCs for this matter) in opening consumer stores(Veg., Food Courts etc.) are not going to help the poor who go to bed with hunger.It will not help serving the objective of social justice.As a real-time issue, the concern of reducing cultivable land and the growing conversion of such land towards cash-crops should be addressed very well.Farmers should be rewarded decently for their efforts.

Part.II

The big men at the apex of the temple of democracy are now too busy to turn their ears to the crying mass.They should not be blammed, plans and programmes are being cooked in the kitchen.Remember, they are not magicians and thus not able to chant any more abbacaddabras to find any solution over-night, better you can reduce the store size of your home.Start practicing 'rationing' from home( a new version of 'charity begins at home').One thing we can agree upon, ' Cat should be tied with a bell' but who will come forward?.Please stop asking such stupidity.Whether the cow is white or black, the milk should be white.Still are you not able to arrive at any conclusion?Never mind, some questions are always left behind unanswered.

Tail-end : ‘Prevention is better than cure’

Note : A lady representative of a ward in SringaVriksham panchayath of E.Godawari dist(AP), who got elected for her never ending fight against ‘Food-Mafia’, was attacked and murdered while attempting to stop an auto-rikshaw carrying food-grains on its way to a private godown.The food-grains were illegally taken off from a ration-shop in the nearby locality.