Sceptical about the smooth running of Parliament even in the Monsoon Session, likely to begin in the third week of this month, due to a “confrontationist” Opposition, the government is once again considering bringing in an ordinance to roll out the ambitious National Food Security Bill. A draft ordinance is high on the agenda of the Union Cabinet at its meeting here on Wednesday.
Sources in the government said as political parties were not forthcoming since the bill was first placed before the Cabinet last month, and the Uttarakhand disaster took place in the meantime, it was decided to take the matter again to the Cabinet for a discussion.
The UPA appears to be in a hurry to push through the politically sensitive legislation keeping in mind crucial state elections due in October-November this year and the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April-May next year.
“The Congress has high states in state elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajsthan and Delhi,” a party source pointed out.