<p class="title"> BJP Lok Sabha member G S Basavaraj on Wednesday demanded the Centre to take steps to prevent the entry of cheap quality of Areca nut and coconut products from Sri Lanka to Indian markets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, he said that due to the entry of low-quality plantation products from the <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15748633498668354177629">neighbouring</gwmw> country, the prices in the domestic market have crashed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To safeguard the interests of domestic plantation sectors from the threat of cheap imports of <span style=""><gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15748634220527005658024">areca</gwmw> nut</span> and desiccated coconut produce routed through Sri Lanka under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), India should revisit and review the utility of the existing FTAs," he said.</p>
<p class="title"> BJP Lok Sabha member G S Basavaraj on Wednesday demanded the Centre to take steps to prevent the entry of cheap quality of Areca nut and coconut products from Sri Lanka to Indian markets.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, he said that due to the entry of low-quality plantation products from the <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15748633498668354177629">neighbouring</gwmw> country, the prices in the domestic market have crashed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To safeguard the interests of domestic plantation sectors from the threat of cheap imports of <span style=""><gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15748634220527005658024">areca</gwmw> nut</span> and desiccated coconut produce routed through Sri Lanka under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), India should revisit and review the utility of the existing FTAs," he said.</p>
