No big deal, why everybody making big eyes, it feels like that this happened first time in India. This happened in past also and will go on happening in future too. 20 years back in school I read that 75% population of India lives in villages and its still holds the same. In Black & White movies of 40s and 50s they sang about removing unemployment and poverty, its still same. When power failure happened first time in over 20 years in USA few years back it was international news, here they are facing power supply shortage in Mumbai and Delhi in developing 2008 India. Be sure guys all this progress around us now a days is just just just because of international companies looking to India as a big big market to sell their stuff. Many people will shout bad at me hearing all this but remember guys to get a disease cured by a doctor first the person should accept that he is ill, only then doctor can cure him. Hence, accept this that we have not matured yet as a developing country. Do u think when that day will come when we will drive 6 cylinder cars with 1 lit/km Mileage, like they did in USA in 80's when they developed, man we r going for 100cc 4 stroke motorcycles in 2008, when will a complete risk of carrying your family of 4, wife, u & 2 children on motorcycle will stop. It should and is a offence or should b made one, but is it possible in India. And pls dont give the crap that if i m that concerned, why not I do something. Let it be clear, i m a normal common citizen of India, if m not the IPS or IS do I dont have a right to live a decent life. Not everybody can b IPS, doctor, engineer. Its the responsibility of those who r, and making policies to run this country. But alas they make policies like to buy red wheat of which half can not be consumed even by animals.
( Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 01:19 )
Rajeev
I think we must force all UPA MPs and their families to consume this red wheat. We must ensure that Pawar and his super rich daughter are force fed by starving farmers.
Why is NDA not speaking up against this scam? Did they also get 10% commission in this wheat deal? If yes, force feed then 4 times more. Kill these politicians with this red wheat.
( Posted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 00:16 )
Singh
To poor farmers in Punjab they are not even to ready to give Rs.1100 per qu for one of the best quality wheat in World.
But these babus wasted so much to tax payers money in buying this junk wheat amidst all protests. And now their is nobody to question them. Why did they bought it at high price in first place??
Instead if they pay good price to Indian farmer, their may be some incentive for them to continuing farming else they will leave farming on first opportunity.
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 21:06 )
Dhravida
What a waste of resources. How many thousands are going to suffer b'cause of this Agri/Cricket/Crook Minister? Sack this good for nothing UPA and banish this Nehru family for ever to Italy. Nehru family has always been a curse on this country since Independence. If this Government comes to power in the next election, there will be civil war between people of different castes,religions and states. These crooks thrive on devisive policies.
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 20:00 )
sara g
the loss of public money through this import should be recovered from the minister and the officials concerned
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 19:45 )
anand
this is how congress works. first create shortage. then import crap food by earning millions in kickbacks. and then make promises to the poor about getting more food. more crap. more money. more poor!!!.
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 19:43 )
Sachin Purohit
Buried? Did the government just spend the hard-earned dollars by Indian exporters at a time when even business scenario is adverse, on something just to bury it? This is nothing short of a scam. If it was not fit for human consumption, then why was it bought in the first place? I suggest that the main opposition party of the state, instead of chasing away couples on the streets of Mumbai, raising hue and cry over the semi-nude cheer-leaders and renaming B to M, take up the real issues of the people. But that, I am sure, it won't do. Because they have their own cut in all of this.
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 19:11 )
viswanathan s
Seven million tonnes of wheat imported in the past two years unfit for human and animal consumption !!!!!!!!!.Look at the way the ruling Congress party and business men looted our country. This reminds me of a poor Indian politician visiting an American Senator under an exchange programme. Upon seeing his way of life and lavish surroundings asking him how he managed to get it, the senator in his reply shows a distant bridge recently constructed and says he had a cut in it. After few years the senator comes to India and is surprised to find the same politician enjoying much more comforts than he expected, a lavish Banglow, fleet of cars, plenty of servants at his disposal, AC comforts and what not. When the senator asked how he managed to get all these in such a short time, our poor minister showed a non existing bridge at a distance and said he constructed that bridge.
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 18:49 )
Prasad
The Congress calls themselves Aam-admi party ... but actually they are literally eating the Aam-admi to fill its own bellies !!!
( Posted: Tuesday , May 13, 2008 at 18:42 )
srinath
May i request the UPA government,especially sonia to buy 100 kgs of wheat brought for the poor people and use them in your kitchen.Infact she should be made to comsume this wheat if she says that the quality has not been compromised. You talk about the good of poor. Shame on the gandhi family
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