Indian government received 5,700 complaints against sale of bottled water above MRP
About 5,700 have been received regarding sale of bottled water and other items above the Maximum Reserve Price (MRP) by the Centre, which has written to the states on the issue but not got any response from them, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today. The government plans to bring a new Consumer Protection legislation shortly, he said in the Rajya Sabha, adding that it would be sent to the Cabinet and then brought to Parliament. Noting that the government has received 5,698 such complaints, the Consumer Affairs Minister in such cases, action is taken by state governments. “We have written to them on four instances but none of…