Congress MLA opposes move to import potatoes
Sunday, 19/10/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141019/punjab.htm#6
Chandigarh : Senior Congress leader and Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjeet Singh has opposed the Union Government's proposal to import potatoes. He claimed the step would destroy the already strained potato farming in the country, particularly in Punjab.
In a statement, Rana said thousands of potato growers in Doaba had to destroy their produce every year due to lack of better prices and storage facilities.
Rana said it was wrong to start potato import now as the consignment would only arrive within a month, a period when domestic crop too would be ready for harvest. He claimed the prices of potatoes had stabilised and there was no point importing these now.
