The two brothers have not met in the past eight years since Modi became prime minister, Prahlad said. "Even when he meets our mother, Heeraben, nobody from the family is present," he added.
Digital Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's
younger brother, Prahlad Modi, has plans to attend a protest march in Delhi to
demand that the central government increase and fix a uniform commission rate
for fair-priced shop dealers across the country.
If the requests made by the All India
Fair Price Shop Dealers Federation, of which Prahlad Modi is vice-president,
are not met by the end of July, a protest march would be organised on August
2nd. The march is set to start in Ramlila Maidan and end at Parliament.
Fair pricing stores (FPS) have been
granted permission to distribute ration-card users with necessary commodities
like as rice and wheat, among other things.
The All India Fair Pricing Store
Dealers Federation, based in Kolkata, represents fair price shop owners and
strives to "achieve a Universal Public Distribution System and imagine an
India devoid of hunger, "according to its official website.
According to Kali Charan Gupta,
co-president of the federation, they have been requesting a larger commission
for over ten years. "On 1 kilogramme of ration, we used to get 70 paisa
commission; now we get 90 paisa. "We've been seeking a Rs 4
commission," he stated.
It also calls for a statewide
standardised commission for FPS owners. "In certain places, such as
Meghalaya, it is as low as Rs 30 per quintal. The federal government allocates
a certain amount to state governments, who then carry it out. The federal
government should set a uniform fee for all states "Pushpa Raj Deshmukh,
the federation's co-president, suggested as much.
The younger Modi, who owns a ration
shop in Ahmedabad, claims that he is criticising the government's policies, not
his brother.
"(Even a mother does not provide
without being asked) Bina maange toh maa bhi nahin deti I collaborate with the
organisation and do what it asks of me. Whatever the organisation decides to
do, I would fully support it "Prahlad Modi addressed the media.
The two brothers have not met in the
past eight years since Modi became prime minister, Prahlad said. "Even
when he meets our mother, Heeraben, nobody from the family is present," he
added.
"Narendra bhai left the house in
the 1970s," Prahlad Modi stated, referring to him as "the son of the
country." Since then, he has been the country's son, and the country has
become his family. As a result, discussing my relationship with him is
pointless. "He constantly speaks up for the country's interests everywhere
he goes," he continued.
Prahlad Modi, who has been with the
All India Fair Pricing Store Dealers' Federation from its creation in 2001, has
been pushing the issue of commission for fair price shop owners with the organisation
for quite some time.
He will not be the first person to
demonstrate against the government's policies in August. PM Modi demonstrated
on behalf of his organisation in 2015, just a year after assuming office,
requesting an increase in pay for fair-price shop owners and claiming that the
NDA administration had "failed to live up to people's expectations."
After the Uttar Pradesh Police
allegedly detained his followers, he staged a dharna at the Lucknow airport in
February 2021. The claims were disputed by the police, who accused his
followers of attempting to organise an event without first obtaining the
necessary licence.
Later that year, he asked traders not
to pay GST (Goods and Services Tax) unless the traders' association's many
requests were addressed.
Prahlad Modi's relationship with the Prime Minister,
according to Gupta, hasn't helped." Our chairman is TMC MP Saugata Roy.
"Our organisation is affiliated with such illustrious names. But what are
our options? He went on to say that if the Centre does not respond to their
requests by the end of July, 15 lakh of the organization's associates will
stage a protest march on August 2.
