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Churachandpur, July 23 : Despite the hue and cry over PDS supplies ever since signs of Mautam made its appearance in the district, Churachandpur District Students Union (CDSU) said it was deeply annoyed by the complications that the agents have to face in lifting PDS rice from the FCI godown at Sangaiprou.

Accompanying local agents while lifting the district quota of rice yesterday, the student leaders said, they were dejected over the restrictions imposed by various groups despite the hardship that the masses had bumped upon in recent times.

"What is the purpose of a Government if it can not ensure proper delivery of food items to the people who needed most? We do not want to get ourselves involved in essential items from the FCI godown and the rhetoric there on, but what option do we have if the Government fails", CDSU President K Doukhum asked.

The student leaders personally went to the godown today so as to ensure that no interference from any quarter hampers the lifting efforts.

Besides, security escorts accompanied them as earlier attempts by the agents always landed in uninvited dilemmas.

Today's attempt to lift PDS rice, according to the accompanying student leaders was partially delayed as coolies and other officials made a sudden and hasty retreat, but the police and student leaders managed to influence a resumption of normal activities.

They, at the end of the day managed to oversee that 2500 quintals of rice were lifted for the district, but not without a stringent security escort.

Except for Sangaikot, Henglep and Saikot, the rice lifted today were meant for July quotas.

It was June quotas for the three.