The Great Wheat Scam!

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Attention: All Anti-Corruption Crusaders! Please wake

up and write strongly to all newspapers and the

electronic media about it. That is why I am

reproducing below my letter to the press about the

great wheat scam.

 

 

Dear Editor,

The Great Wheat scam

Sir,

India is again importing for the third year in

succession during the UPA regime lakhs of tonnes of

wheat sparking world price rise at almost the double

(88 per cent higher) than the support price creating

at $390 per tonne ostensibly to build buffer stock to

meet emergencies (IE Sep 5).

 

The Govt.of India could have purchased more wheat at

the support price of Rs. 8.50 or so per kilogram to

build buffer stocks. This is happening every year for

the last 3 years or more. Govt. does not purchase

enough wheat during the season, allowing the field

free for big multinationals (MNCs) to purchase at

slightly more than support price to stockpile.

 

During the off season,when prices rise, the same

wheat is imported from the same companies or their

agents at double the prices, thus msking India loose

thousands of crores every year. Thus, inspite of

bumper

crop, poor consumers have to shell out double the

price out of their hard-earned money like daily wages

making the traders and commission agents rich.

 

This cannot happen unless some big beaureocrats and

politicians are purposely colluding to make millions

through their commission agent relatives, friends or

even themsemselves through the back door.

 

It is so obvious, yet no one is talking about with a

voice loud enough to stop this gigantic yearly scam.

 

I strongly feel, the PM should probe this at a high

level and bring the culprits to book even if this

govt.

falls or else the PM himself should resign if he is

unable to control such and similar other scams

perpetrated by his government ministers and officials.

 

It is also surprizing that the opposition parties are

keeping mum. Are they also partners in this yearly

scam?

 

S. M. Acharya,

Anti-corruption Cell, Save India Association,

155 St. Patrick's Town, Pune, Tel: 020-26870204.

 

 

 

 

 

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