MP who said nothing wrong with beedis flaunts his beedi empire

April 02, 2015 12:23

The MP who told the Parliamentary committee of subordinate legislation (of which he is also a member) that beedis have "nil' harmful effect is a beedi baron. Shyama Charan Gupta's beedi business, by his own admission, has an annual turnover of Rs 200-250 crore -- between 1-1.5 per cent of the total beedi trade in the country. Read

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