
Foodgrain ‘scam’ hits Meghalaya
The Hindu
The Assam police had seized an estimated 1 lakh bags of rice from a private warehouse
An alleged foodgrain scam involving the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has added to the embarrassment of the Meghalaya government facing flak for poor management of the COVID-19 crisis. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has denied his government’s involvement in the “scam” detected in adjoining Assam a few days ago. But the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a constituent of his coalition government, and the Opposition Congress, have demanded a probe. NGOs in the State have also slammed the government for shielding the supplier-official nexus and giving a long rope to “tainted companies” feeding off nutritional programmes meant for children, young girls and mothers to fight malnutrition, maternal and infant mortality.More Related News

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.