Cong accuses govt of doing nothing to protectinterests of farmers, exporters of Basmati rice
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NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday accused the government of not doing anything to protect
the interests of farmers and exporters of Basmati rice, which it claimed was being grown illegally in
Pakistan.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that for the last few years, Basmati rice farmers
have been slapped with export duties and export bans.
This has caused a massive crash in rice exports and a loss in income for farmers, he said in a post
on ‘X’.
