<p class="title">Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D K Shivakumar lashed out at Food and Civil Supplies Minister K Gopalaiah over alleged hoarding of foodgrains meant for the public distribution system.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have information on who was selling the rice provided by the Centre and at what price. Don't provoke me and lose face," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There are several guidelines for storing foodgrains and other items provided under the public distribution system. Despite this, why were such large amounts of rice stored at a private facility? Why did the government announce that it will store foodgrains and other essential items in hundreds of godowns and choultries?" he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Friday, Shivakumar had made allegations of a scam, saying that 1,879 quintals of rice from Haryana, meant for distribution to the poor, was illegally stored at a warehouse. The stock was subsequently seized, he had said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gopalaiah had dismissed the charges. He also demanded action against anyone who did not cooperate during the pandemic.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Action should be initiated against those involved in the Mandya and Padarayanapura incidents. In the same way, action should be taken against a Mangaluru MLA (who did not allow burial of a body)," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government must also act against the MLAs from Vijayapura, Chikkamagaluru and Davangere for their provocative statements, he added.</p>
<p class="title">Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D K Shivakumar lashed out at Food and Civil Supplies Minister K Gopalaiah over alleged hoarding of foodgrains meant for the public distribution system.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have information on who was selling the rice provided by the Centre and at what price. Don't provoke me and lose face," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There are several guidelines for storing foodgrains and other items provided under the public distribution system. Despite this, why were such large amounts of rice stored at a private facility? Why did the government announce that it will store foodgrains and other essential items in hundreds of godowns and choultries?" he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Friday, Shivakumar had made allegations of a scam, saying that 1,879 quintals of rice from Haryana, meant for distribution to the poor, was illegally stored at a warehouse. The stock was subsequently seized, he had said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gopalaiah had dismissed the charges. He also demanded action against anyone who did not cooperate during the pandemic.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Action should be initiated against those involved in the Mandya and Padarayanapura incidents. In the same way, action should be taken against a Mangaluru MLA (who did not allow burial of a body)," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The government must also act against the MLAs from Vijayapura, Chikkamagaluru and Davangere for their provocative statements, he added.</p>