India, July 8 -- The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday strongly opposed the Union Government's proposed amendment to the National Food Security Act (NFSA), accusing the Centre of attempting to dilute and weaken the landmark legislation.

The Left party demanded the immediate withdrawal of the proposed bill, which seeks to alter the entitlement criteria under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) from a household-based system to a per capita system. Under the proposed changes, the foodgrain allocation would shift to 7 kg per person per month while capping the overall monthly ration at 35 kg per household. In a press statement issued from the CPI(M) Central Committee Office, the party argued that the restructuring ...