RICE SHORTAGE REACHES HOUSE OF COMMONS
Growing Unease in the Indian restaurant industry over the shortage and rising prices of
basmati rice has reached the house of commons with an early day motion condemning
the European union for imposing tariffs on the grain.
Philip Davis, conservative mp from Shipley, north England, tabled the motion following
several complaints by Indian restaurant owners in his constituency as well as in
Bradford.
The early day motion titled basmati rice reads:”that this house is concerned about the
rising cost of rice which is causing problems for many south Asian restaurants and
takeaways ;condemns the eu for imposing tariffs of up to 65 Euros per ton on basmati
rice from Thailand, Egypt, Uruguay and the us ;believes in the principal of free trade
;and therefore calls on the government to regain trade policy from the EU and abolish
these tariffs for the benefit of these restaurants, take always and the customers they
serve.
-DR. NAVRAJ SINGH SANDHU, www.navraj@gmail.com
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