The Maharashtra government on Friday went on back foot and decided to auction stocks of tur dal seized from hoarders instead of returning to them on an indemnity bond. The proposal was moved by the food and civil supplies department and received chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ nod on Friday; said the CMO.
As much as 13,000 ton of tur dal was seized after prices of dal started skyrocketing and Friday’s decision will help bring prices down, said an official from the CMO.
NCP on Thursday alleged a '2,000 crore scam in the decision to release confiscated stock oftur dal back to traders on indemnity bonds. While the government was mulling returning tur dal stocks to concerned traders on indemnity bonds, the traders’ association insisted on personal bonds only. The government
then rejected the demand and decided to auction the seized stocks of tur dal as per provisions of the Essential Commodities Act.
Reacting to the latest decision, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said it vindicated the allegations he made on Thursday regarding return of seized dal to hoarders.
