Minister calls for stronger enforcement collaboration to tackle illicit trade
Counterfeiting and smuggling not only harm legitimate businesses but also exploit consumers by exposing them to unsafe and substandard products.
Counterfeiting and smuggling not only harm legitimate businesses but also exploit consumers by exposing them to unsafe and substandard products.
Inaugurating the threeday Kreta Suraksha Mela (consumer affairs fair) at Netaji Indoor stadium, the minister said that 89 stalls have come up so far and a few more to be added in the next few days would try canvass the importance of the department concerned and inculcate awareness among people regarding protection they are entitled to should they have any complaints of being deceived by the seller of a product.
Addressing reporters here today, the TMC leaders said they have started meeting booth-level leaders and have instructed them on how to face the challenge.
Political analysts, on the other hand, are apprehending a tough situation for the present TMC president, Goutam Das, as he tries to maintain a "balance of sorts" among the followers of Mitra, who has remained the president of the party in the district earlier.
The district President of the Trinamul Congress, Biplab Mitra, has finalised the list of 18 candidates who will contest the…
