November 5-12, 1977 WEST BENGAL Travails of a Food Deficit State THE Centre's new food policy recently sparked off what can be termed as the biggest tiff so far between West Bengal's Left Front government and New Delhi. The Front 'certainly played its cards with considerable finesse, especially considering the fact that it was not really on a very good wicket. However, the situation was finally defused as both sides compromised to some extent, expectedly West Bengal more than the Centre.