If pizza-burgers can be home-delivered, why not rations?

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's question to the Central Government

Five-time Centre's approval sought for door-to-door ration scheme

New Delhi: A day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi claimed that the Center had blocked its door-to-door delivery of rations, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Center had taken the decision under the influence of the ration mafia. Asking one more sharp question, he said, "If pizza-burgers, smart phones, home delivery of clothes can be done, why not rations?"

Accusing the Center of being lenient with Delhi, Kejriwal said the door-to-door delivery scheme was scheduled to start in Delhi from this week, but was stopped by the Center two days ago. The center says, you did not get approval for this. However for this scheme we got approval not once but five times.

Legally we did not have to seek approval for this scheme but we did so out of courtesy. Why shouldn't home delivery of rations be done? If you stand with the ration mafia, who will stand with the poor? What will happen to the 70 lakh poor whose rations are stolen by this ration mafia.

"For the last 75 years, the people of the country have been the victims of ration mafias," Kejriwal said. 17 years ago when I raised my voice against them, we were attacked 7 times. Then I swore that sometimes I would make this system the same.

This is why the door-to-door ration scheme was devised. The central government has denied Kejriwal's claim. The Center said the Delhi government could distribute rations in any way. We have not stopped them. On the contrary, we have shown readiness to provide extra rations to the Delhi government.