The Debate on the Food Security Bill- A Missed Opportunity?

Debates in an informed democracy should focus on issues of policy. Notwithstanding that the focus in the Indian political landscape is on mud-slinging, the Lok Sabha debate on the Food Security Bill, is illustrative of not just a fundamental lack of understanding of debate as a concept, but also a missed opportunity. In this Indian Express Op-ed, the author engages in an analysis of the Bill, which analysis the legislature has failed at miserably.

Issues such as economic sustainability, and the inherent flaws in the public distribution system, have been elucidated on, in an attempt to bring to the fore the relevant aspects of this debate and the flaws in the Bill.

This editorial piece also makes a point in a broader context, in reiterating the need for informed policy debates, so as to ensure the enacting of effective legislations.

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