Date:09/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/09/stories/2009010950280300.htm

Tamil Nadu

Protest staged against cancellation of ration cards

Staff Reporter

AMBUR : Ration card-holders ghearoed a ration shop at Mottukollai as their cards were cancelled without prior information.

Sources said that the Civil Supplies Department had cancelled 134 ration cards attached to the shop at Mottukollai.

The card-holders were agitated because the action was taken without prior notice.

As a result, they could not purchase essential commodities.

They wanted Civil Supplies officials to explain the reason for the cancellation.

On Tuesday, as no officials were available, they ghearoed the ration shop and raised slogans.

On Wednesday, they protested again near the shop. Civil Supplies officials from Vellore pacified them saying that they would discuss the issue with Collector C. Rajendran.

The cards had been cancelled for verification to check if any duplicates had been issued, officials said.