Janabi criticizes CoM decision over canceling Ration Card

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP, Midhir al-Janabi, of the Iraqiya Slate emphasized “The parliament does not support the decision of the Government to cancel the Ration Card because it will be a disaster for the citizens.”

He stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The citizens rely on the Ration Card in their life and any shortage in this issue will be considered as big failure for the Government.”

“Canceling the Ration Card will lead to great escalation of the prices in the local markets,” he concluded.

Earlier, the Iraqi Council of Ministers decided to cancel the Ration Card.

The legal expert of the Prime Minister, Mohamed Fadhil, told IraqiNews.com on Tuesday that “The CoM decided to cancel the distribution of the food materials of the Ration Card starting from 1st, March, 2013.”

He added that “The resolution included distribution of IQD 15,000 for each member to replace the Ration Card.”