long struggled to feed its people but in a plea in the country's house of parliament last week, sonia ghandi the driving force behind the national security bill urged representives to vote for change. >> we must, together, rise to the occasion t set aside our differences and form our commitment. it is my form appeal that we, as the representatives of those very people should implement this bill in to the an act and do so unanimously. >> reporter: over the past two decades india has experienced rapid economic growth but despite country's good fortune, hundreds of millions of people have not had enough to eat. from urban areas to remote villages, hunger has been a problem. right to food after the save the country's leaders have finally taken responsibility. >> i think it's a good thing. it's many things that are wrong with the system. it acknowledgeers hunger. it makes the state accountable for the hungry and it is a legal entitlement. >> reporter: the government says its food security bill will force india to% more self sufficient it claims that domestic agriculture output will increase and f