Cotton export ban:ginners to go on strike,GoM meeting on 9 March

Cotton export ban:ginners to go on strike,GoM meeting on 9 March


Ahmedabad, 6 March, 2012

From tomorrow the cotton ginners of Gujarat and nine other cotton growing states will go on indefinite strike till the Centre takes a positive stand on their demand to lift the ban on cotton exports, their association said today.

The ginners are demanding an immediate decision on lifting the ban, which they say was hurting their business.

The strike is likely to involve about 1,000 ginning units in Gujarat.

Mewnwhile, the Group of Ministers (GoM), Government of India, will meet on 9 March to discuss the issue of cotton exports.