It is coming out now.  The District Civil Supply Officers are now slowly and steadily accepting the the fact of inferior quality of red imported wheat.  Officials have now started issuing clarification that it is being distributed under : 

►  Samporna Gramin Rozgar Yojana    ►  BPL, Adivasi Social Welfare Schemes 

Ratnagiri Collectorate has informed BJP leader, Dr. Kirit Somaiya that the inferior quality wheat, which was found by the BJP team at the Government godown at Dapoli belongs to the above Schemes. 

The Collectorate agrees that the quality might have deteriorated as it is lying in the godown since long.  The Additional Collector further accepted that steps are being taken to distribute some good quality wheat under the Public Distribution System. 

The District Civil Supply Officer of Thane District has accepted that the inferior quality of red imported wheat belongs to Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana.  It is lying in the State Government godowns.  Now in October, they have stopped the distribution of this wheat further. 

BJP leader, Dr. Kirit Somaiya once again appealed to the State Government to stop distribution of this horrible quality of red imported wheat to the poor people.  1,10,000 tons of such wheat has been taken by the State Govt. from FCI since February 2007.  It may be noted that 229 samples, which were found by the Government laboratory belongs to this consignment of 1,10,000 tons. 

The Food & Public Distribution Ministry of Govt. of India actually pressurized Govt. of Maharashtra to take delivery of 1,10,000 tons of this horrible quality wheat.  Actually, open tenders were floated for Open Market sale by Govt. of India and Maharashtra Govt. in February/March 2007.  Both the Governments approached and pursued with the Maharashtra Roller Flour Mills Association, Maharashtra Cooperative Marketing Federation, Mumbai Bakers Association, Rationing Controllers of Mumbai and Thane and other regions.  The Governments also approached various cooperative societies to purchase this horrible quality wheat.  Govt. of Maharashtra also allotted 40,205 tons of this wheat to 34 District Collectorates of Maharashtra.  All of them rejected the Government offer. 

Dr. Somaiya once again charged the Congress-NCP Government that this horrible infected wheat was put in circulation from the backdoor in Maharashtra.  This is being distributed for the following schemes  

1.Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana     4. Annapurna

2.BPL                                            5. Food for work

3.Antyodaya                                  6. Adivasis