NEW DELHI: Over 1,000 people from 12 states are set to converge at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Thursday to protest against the UID-driven cash transfer program and demand a more inclusive National Food Security Bill. The protest is being organised by The Right To Food Campaign, a grassroots organisations' network.
The Right To Food Campaign has earlier criticized the categorization of beneficiaries under the Public Distribution System and the resultant exclusion of several sections of the BPL population.
Those at the receiving end of the failed experiment of cash transfer for kerosene in Kotkasim, Rajasthan will also be present at the sit-in, which will also include cultural performances and debates.
"The dharna will make hunger visible. It will bring together people who are unfairly excluded from government food security programmes such as the PDS and pensions. Testimonies of such people will be put forward," said Kavita Srivastava of the Right To Food Campaign in a press release.
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