Vidisha, July 6 -- Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that the government is preparing a new, stricter law to address the problem of duplicate fertilisers and seeds.

He stated that the current law imposes only a small fine of around Rs 500, allowing offenders to escape easily.

Speaking to the reporters, Chouhan said, "...We are working on bringing a new law to tackle the issue of duplicate fertilisers, seeds... The law will be strict as the present law is not that strict, but just about a compensation of around Rs 500, and hence those who commit this get released easily."

Earlier, Chouhan described Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee as an "ardent" nationalist leader and noted that the trico...