Pink bollworm issue: Oppn din over agri officials not briefing minister

Oppn has been demanding immediate relief to farmers saying that Bt cotton seed "BG II" has failed to protect cotton from pink bollworm attack

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday found itself cornered in the Legislative Assembly after it came to fore that officials have failed to brief Agriculture Minister Pandurang Fundkar on the issue of pink bollworm infestation in cotton crop. Speaker Haribhau Bagde deferred the Calling Attention Motion on the issue raised by Opposition MLAs citing the lack of information from officers, which led to an uproar.

Opposition has been demanding immediate relief to farmers saying that Bt cotton seed "BG II" has failed to protect cotton from the pink bollworm attack in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions. Opposition members alleged that though the government