A BJD leader and Lok Sabha MP demanded removal of food subsidy extended to the Parliamentarians in Parliament canteen.
An online petition signed by 78,000 people has appealed to parliamentarians to end the canteen subsidy.
Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces ₹ 1.50 lakh crore for agriculture, emphasising climate resilience and natural farming while reducing food and fertiliser subsidies.
MPs alone do not eat in Parliament canteen, said Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.