Seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said he is not consulted on the Commerce Ministry's decision to ban cotton exports.He told reporters in New Delhi on the sidelines of ICAR conference that he has written a letter to the Prime Minister seeking revocation of the ban on cotton exports.He said that such a decision, which would impact lakhs of farmers, should have been taken after proper consultations either in the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs or Cabinet Committee on Prices, like it is done in the case of wheat and sugar. Describing the decision as harmful, Pawar said the cotton growers in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are in great distress as traders have stopped buying cotton from them after the decision
News On AIR | March 6, 2012 2:41 PM
Pawar seeks PM intervention; says not consulted on cotton export ban