Goal for Congress. "Game-changer" Food Security Bill passed

 Rajya Sabha has passed the Food Security Bill, which seeks to provide highly subsidised foodgrains to the country's two-third population as a right. 

The ambitious bill, championed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and seen as a "game-changer" by the Congress, was approved by the Rajya Sabha through voice vote.

All the amendments moved by the opposition to the bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on August 26, were rejected. Some amendments, like the one moved by Samajwadi Party member Naresh Agrawal, were withdrawn while some members including BJP's Venkaiah Naidu and Prakash Javadekar did not press some of their amendments.

The bill was passed after a day-long debate during which the Opposition attacked the government, saying the measure was just repackaging of some existing schemes and a "gimmick" with an eye on elections.