No chance of food riots in India: Pawar
Union agriculture, food and consumer affairs minister Sharad Pawar said on Thursday that the stock position of food grains in the country is comfortable and there is no chance for "food riots" in the country. He appealed to political parties not to spread false message of food scarcity on this count. Intervening in a short duration discussion on price rise in Rajya Sabha, Mr Pawar said the states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar have contributed very less to the Central kitty of food grains and this is one of the reasons for rise in food prices.