DMK president M.K. Stalin on Wednesday said the State government should seek the opinion of the 1.99 crore ration cardholders through the ration shops before joining the Centre’s ‘one nation, one ration card’ scheme.
In a statement in Chennai, he said the reported statements of Food Minister Kamaraj and Co-operative Minster Sellur K. Raju that Tamil Nadu would join the scheme, was “highly condemnable”. “Tamil Nadu’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was effectively implemented and received appreciation by the Supreme Court. Now, the AIADMK government has joined hands with the BJP government to destroy the system,” he alleged.
ALSO READ: Tamil Nadu govt signs MoUs worth Rs. 2,780 crore at New York Investors' meet
Mr. Stalin said already the AIADMK government was not able to distribute food and other items to ration cardholders and its decision to join the “one nation, one ration card” scheme would pave the way for closure of PDS.