Dreze opposes tabling of draft food Bill in Parliament

Jean Dreze,former member of the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council,said on Monday it would be a “blunder” if the government introduced its draft National Food Security Bill in Parliament.

“The current Bill is not ready to meet the desired objectives. It will be a blunder to table it in this format in Parliament. The Bill provides an opportunity to tackle the challenge of massive malnutrition,especially among children,in the country. But it appears that this opportunity is about to be missed,” he told a press conference here.

Dreze cautioned the government against hurrying its version to Parliament.