Food Safety Act: delegation will seek cooperation from political parties
To continue their protest against Food Safety and Standards Act and seek amendments in the same, traders from Indore and other parts of the state will visit the national capital on Wednesday to seek support from various political parties. The 30-member delegation will have traders from Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur and several other places.
"The delegation would meet members of Parliament and officials from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to seek support for amendments in the act," said Sushil Sureka , former president Ahilya Chamber of Commerce and Industry.The traders have made CDs containing contentious provisions of the act and set of suggestions to bring about changes in it. Sureka said that the chief minister had also assured the traders that no punitive action would be taken against them till the matter was not resolved.
The traders had gone on a strike from April 9 to 11 against the implementation of the act, paralyisng normal life in the city. The traders' protracted show of strength had led to the cumulative loss of at least Rs.2,200 crore in Indore alone. Although Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed solidarity with the agitating traders and had even written a letter to the Prime Minister on their behalf, the Centre had given no indication of amending the contentious provision in the Food Safety Act which provides for fine up to Rs.1 lakh for selling unmarked edible products.
To continue their protest against Food Safety and Standards Act and seek amendments in the same, traders from Indore and other parts of the state will visit the national capital on Wednesday to seek support from various political parties. The 30-member delegation will have traders from Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur and several other places.
"The delegation would meet members of Parliament and officials from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India to seek support for amendments in the act," said Sushil Sureka , former president Ahilya Chamber of Commerce and Industry.The traders have made CDs containing contentious provisions of the act and set of suggestions to bring about changes in it. Sureka said that the chief minister had also assured the traders that no punitive action would be taken against them till the matter was not resolved.
The traders had gone on a strike from April 9 to 11 against the implementation of the act, paralyisng normal life in the city. The traders' protracted show of strength had led to the cumulative loss of at least Rs.2,200 crore in Indore alone. Although Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed solidarity with the agitating traders and had even written a letter to the Prime Minister on their behalf, the Centre had given no indication of amending the contentious provision in the Food Safety Act which provides for fine up to Rs.1 lakh for selling unmarked edible products.
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