Dr. Raman wrote a letter to the Union Food Minister demanding an inquiry into the PDS scam
![](https://middayonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/gn.jpg)
Raipur. Former Chief Minister and BJP National Vice President Dr. Raman Singh has written a letter to Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal demanding a CBI inquiry into the PDS scam. Dr. Raman Singh terming the PDS scam as the biggest scam ever, has put the Bhupesh government of the state in the dock. Alleging the collusion of food inspector, directorate and officials in the 600 crore rice scam, the state government was also accused of not taking action even after knowing about it for the last one year.
Former Chief Minister Raman Singh made it clear that the complete information and figures regarding the PDS scam were given in the assembly. There is a difference of 68900 metric tonnes of rice in the records of the directorate and the district. Questioning the state government, Raman Singh said that “where did the rice worth Rs 600 crore go. This kind of scam has taken place due to the connivance of the Food Inspector, the Directorate and the officers. The Directorate was aware of this for the last 1 year, but no No action was taken. In such a situation, ration shopkeepers are being victimized by the Congress government for the recovery of rice worth 600 crores.” Regarding the PDS scam, Raman Singh said that “complained to the Union Food Minister Has been.