Congress Leaders Lash Out At BJP For Politics Over Food
Congress lashed out at the Modi-government on July 10, accusing it of playing "petty and vindictive" politics on the issue of food security and sabotaging the Karnataka Congress' guarantee of providing free rice to the poor. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh asserted that the Congress Government in Karnataka will not be shaken in its resolve to implement its guarantee. The remark came amid free rice scheme of the Karnataka Government.