Attacking Mayawati government for indulging in corruption by resale of PDS rice to bogus rice mills, Congress (I) has said the scam is producing recurring loss of revenue of thousands of crores to the state every month. The scam has deprived the poor of PDS food items, said Congress (I) general secretary Rahul Gandhi while campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections. The trick used in the scam is that subsidized PDS consumables are sold by Mayawati government at reduced rate to bogus rice mills. These bogus rice mills buy them at cheap rates and then again sell the same PDS rice to government as levy rice at higher rates, said Congress (I). In this way while these bogus rice mills are minting money, the government is suffering loss of thousands of crores of rupees every month. Congress (I) has highlighted that this scam is depriving the poor PDS food items meant for them. It is inconceivable that such a large scale scam can keep on going without the involvement of Mayawati government, said Congress (I). Pointing out that her government is neck-deep in corruption, Rahul Gandhi urged the people this time give a chance to Congress (I) to form government and assured that it would provide corruption-free, transparent and responsive government.
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