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Delhi’s rice-scam fight turns into a fresh welfare and procurement brawl
Politics·Short term·▲ +6%

Delhi’s rice row will escalate into a larger procurement audit if the vigilance trail is publicly tested.

Food distribution scandals cut straight to welfare credibility, and the political fight is already framed as corruption versus governance.

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Food distribution scandals cut straight to welfare credibility, and the political fight is already framed as corruption versus governance.

Curated summary

AAP accused the BJP-led Delhi government of routing subsidised rice meant for the poor through an Assam-based corporation and selling it in Haryana at twice the price. Saurabh Bharadwaj said the arrangement generated about Rs 23 per kg, while Food and Supplies Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa rejected the allegation as false and malicious. AAP also said an official was suspended after the Centre’s vigilance unit flagged the arrangement.

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Delhi’s rice-scam fight turns into a fresh welfare and procurement brawl

AAP says subsidised grain was diverted and resold at a markup; the BJP-led government calls the charge false.

Indian Express·1h ago
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