'Public's rightful grain is being looted': Kharge attacks BJP over alleged MP ethanol scam
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh of orchestrating a Rs 1,200 crore rice scam involving the diversion of subsidized grain meant for nutrition programs to ethanol plants. The allegations follow an investigation into the illegal sale of government-procured rice by private millers.
Why it matters
The case highlights significant corruption risks in government subsidy programs and the political tension surrounding food security and industrial policy.
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday upped the ante against the Bharatiya Janata Party over the alleged ethanol scam in Madhya Pradesh, claiming that the state has become the epicentre of corruption and plunder under the saffron party's government.In a social media post on X, Kharge said the public's rightful grain was being looted with the collusion of the BJP and the government machinery."Madhya Pradesh has today become the epicentre of corruption and plunder under the BJP government and a synonym for corruption. One scam doesn't even end before another one surfaces," Kharge said."Now, a Rs 1,200 crore rice scam in the name of ethanol has come to light. The very rice that was meant to be used for the nutrition of malnourished children, pregnant women, and adolescent girls has been diverted in a game of profit.
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