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10 more states undergoes Rs. 86,789 per tonne from Rs. 80,000 pointed prior to the amendment when
implementation of Food announced in January. The Indian Jute he was below 70, "the disqualification
Security Act Manufactures Association (IJMA) had would operate automatically, subject
filed a case against the fair price of B- to the provison i.e. special resolution
The National Food Security Act (NFSA) Twill sacking announced by the jute being passed by the company."
will be implemented in 10 more states commissioner in January.
from April, 2016 taking the total num- Former SC Judge Hedge
ber of states implementing NFSA to 21, Person above 70 years of agrees with the Sedition
Union minister of food and public dis- age can be appointed as Law
tribution Ram Vilas Paswan said. MD on special terms
"When I became minister, only 11 Former Supreme Court judge and
states had implemented the National After the 2013 amendment to the Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde
Food Security Act and that too they had Companies Act, a person who has at- said that he was in "favour" of the se-
not implemented totally. tained 70 years may be appointed as dition law as some "restrictions" were
Managing Director by passing a special necessary to stop people from abusing
Today we are happy to say that the resolution. It shall be accompanied by the country.
number of states has increased from an explanatory statement annexed to
11 to 21, including Gujarat," Paswan the notice for such motion justifying He argued that the act of some JNU
told reporters on the sidelines of a the appointment. students, who allegedly termed the
meeting organized with Food Corpora- execution of Parliament attack convict
tion of India officials from Gujarat. He The Bombay high court explained the Afzal Guru "judicial murder" and raised
said that unlike in the past, the NFSA new position while deciding the case, anti-India slogans, "definitely amounts"
will be implemented by fulfilling condi- Sridhar vs Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd. to sedition. "Forget all other things.
tions required in the act, such as digi- The joint director sought an injunction You criticise the government, criticise
tization and linkage of ration cards against the Chairman & Managing Di- the individuals, criticise the system.
with Aadhaar cards. rector continuing, since he was over 70 Patriotism can never be criticised," he
years. He was appointed before the said.
Jute bags' fair price hiked amendment.
by over Rs 6K Calling husband 'mota
The incumbent stated that the amend- haathi' induces divorce
The jute commissioner's office has ment could not be enforced retrospec-
raised the fair price of B-Twill sacking tively. The high court therefore ex- Calling your overweight husband
(jute bags) for government supply to plained that if he was already ap- "mota haathi" (fat elephant) is grounds

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