question_answer 9)

 The following is a poster made by the Right to Food campaign. Read  and list the duties of the government to uphold the Right to Food. How does the phrase    "Hungry stomachs, overflowing godowns! We will not accept it!!" used in the essay on the Right to Food on page 61?  

Answer:

To provide food for all To give special attention   on   the persons who are most vulnerable to hunger like elderly, disabled, widows, children etc. "Hungary stomachs, overflowing godowns!we will not accept it!!" do relate to the photo essay oh the Right to Food on page 61. We can see that due to drought in Rajasthan and Orissa, millions faced an acute shortage of food. Meanwhile the government godowns were full of grain. In such a situation, an organisation called the People's Union of Civil Liberties field a PIL in the Supreme Court. It stated that the Fundamental Right to Life guaranteed in Article 21 of the Constitution include the Right to food. The states' excuse that they did not have adequate funds was shown to be wrong because the godowns were overflowing with grains. The Supreme Court directed the government to provide food at cheaper prices through the government ration shops, and to provide mid-day meals to children.