Submitting a memorandum to the Odisha governor in this regard, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee pointed out that people in these areas are being forced to eat food of this nature in the face of acute food scarcity.
Gupta urged the city government to prepare a Cabinet note based on the proposal he presented in the Assembly and to forward it for final approval by the Lieutenant Governor after obtaining Cabinet approval.
The crisis in Manipur has seen violent clashes between the Meitei and Kuki communities over the past year, resulting in over 220 fatalities and the displacement of nearly 50,000 people.
The SKM, an umbrella body of various farmer unions, has said that its next strategy will be drawn up immediately after meeting the Governor at 11 am.
25 MPs submitted memorandum to Union minister for rural devp Giriraj Singh
Memorandum also seeks the release of those under preventive detention, fast tracking of recruitment processes for unemployed youth
The document was signed by India's Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi and Marta Lucia Ramirez, Colombia's Vice President, and Foreign Minister.
The memorandum termed the Defence Procurement Procedure as an instance of 'stark crony capitalism that needed to be investigated'.
The Congress on Wednesday submitted a detailed memorandum to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) highlighting alleged irregularities in India’s purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.
