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27. The last line in the article shows me why

Wed Jul 17, 2013, 02:05 PM

Jul 2013

The government, led by the Congress party, is pushing for a massive expansion of the country's food subsidy programme with a new Right to Food Bill.

"Right to food", can't have that because it obviously kills children!

Also, if children need "free" lunch, that diminishes their value, so it really doesn't seem like as much of a loss, just some "undesirables" going away......

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Free school meals kill Indian children [View all] panzerfaust Jul 2013 OP

"Contaminated with pesiticides" Quantess Jul 2013 #1

Thanks. Had meant to include that. panzerfaust Jul 2013 #4

Thanks! I clicked on the link, because I was puzzled how lentils & rice could be so toxic. Quantess Jul 2013 #8

it's a very, very poor region Blue_Tires Jul 2013 #6

very very sad...nt..K and R Stuart G Jul 2013 #2

and i thought my school lunch was bad.... dembotoz Jul 2013 #3

I've been to India. Spent 4 weeks touring the country. I plan on going back if... BlueJazz Jul 2013 #12

me too. mopinko Jul 2013 #18

i am sure india is devastated without your presence. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #20

india is a great place, the smells are different and you get used to the flies in the cities loli phabay Jul 2013 #26

"Why they wish to turn the clock back to the thirteenth century is quite beyond me." djean111 Jul 2013 #5

I've heard numerous news stories about the overuse of pesticides by farmers in India. Crowman1979 Jul 2013 #7

most farmers in india are illiterate, so if you tell them something is good for crops La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #21

Pesticides suspected... Berlum Jul 2013 #9

no silly.... Locrian Jul 2013 #10

Duh! Why did I not see this obvious truth? panzerfaust Jul 2013 #11

i swear... Locrian Jul 2013 #16

Tragic. Free-market capitalism at its best. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jul 2013 #13

"Why they wish to turn the clock back to the thirteenth century is quite beyond me." Martak Sarno Jul 2013 #14

Odd ctsnowman Jul 2013 #15

The last line in the article shows me why get the red out Jul 2013 #27

A right wing utopia. Are you paying attention, America? mountain grammy Jul 2013 #17

Heart bleeds for the the families telclaven Jul 2013 #19

that's true. my best guess is that this was some hybrid between corruption and a lack of education La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #22

I'm thinking Black Market myself telclaven Jul 2013 #23

yup. also this is the poorest and most violently corrupt state in india La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #24

Head-Teacher's husband, a grocer, was the source of the food panzerfaust Jul 2013 #40

Fleeing mob justice, no doubt telclaven Jul 2013 #41

Regulations, like constitutions, mean nothing, if they are not acted upon. panzerfaust Jul 2013 #28

Update from IHT/NYT panzerfaust Jul 2013 #25

Acute organophosphorous poisoning requires no special technology to treat. cosmicone Jul 2013 #31

India school lunch deaths: high pesticide levels found muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #42

China and India have similar problems like this. GliderGuider Jul 2013 #29

I doubt pesticides sprayed on rice and wheat caused this. cosmicone Jul 2013 #30

13th century = slaves = more money for the king and his court valerief Jul 2013 #32

"corrupt completely unregulated free-market society" Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #33

Those don't go hand in hand? Quantess Jul 2013 #34

So is calling a place "right wing" with no evidence. nt Dreamer Tatum Jul 2013 #36

Okay, now I found it in the OP. Quantess Jul 2013 #37

K&R DeSwiss Jul 2013 #35

Kick n/t Tx4obama Jul 2013 #38

naw: in the 13th c. they HAD hospitals MisterP Jul 2013 #39