New Delhi: Delhi Minister of Food and Civil Supplies Imran Hussain Thursday ordered sealing of a ration shop in East Delhi after finding it shut during a surprise inspection.
"Found a ration shop shut during a surprise inspection in Pandav Nagar. Residents told me that it opens in the evening. Have issued a direction to seal it immediately," the minister tweeted.
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Directed the department of Food &amp; civil supplies for taking stringent action against the erring FPS dealers who are found not functioning as per provision of law including suspension/ cancellation of licence &amp; lodging of FIR <a href="https://t.co/LTHHHYFCX9">pic.twitter.com/LTHHHYFCX9</a>
&mdash; Imran Hussain (@ImranHussaain) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranHussaain/status/933653677235044352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Hussain said that in Krishna Kunj area, residents complained about the ration shop selling wheat flour for Rs 12-14 per kilogramme.
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