Kathmandu, 7 July:The parliamentarians in today’s meeting of the National Assembly slammed the government, reasoning it withdrew the decision of conducting chemical test of vegetables imported from India.
During the Cabinet meeting held on July 4 this year, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies had repealed its decision on the same citing the lack of technical preparations and pressures from the traders.
Parliamentarian Anita Devkota questioned, “Why did the government withdraw the decision to test the vegetables imported from India and other third countries?” She pressed for ban on the import and sales of vegetables with the high concentration of pesticides and urged the government to take into account the health and well-being of the citizens.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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