JPC to probe cola crisis set up

A 15-member Joint Parliamentary Committee was on Friday set up to probe the reported high percentage of pesticide residues in Coca-Cola, Pepsi and ten other soft drink brands.

A motion seeking constitution of a JPC to investigate the matter, moved by Health and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj [ Images ], was adopted by Lok Sabha by voice vote.

Of the 15 members, ten will be from Lok Sabha and five from Rajya Sabha, Swaraj Said.

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Rajya Sabha Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has been asked to nominate members to the Committee from his House, she said.

The members from Lok Sabha are: Sharad Pawar [ Images ] (NCP), K Yerranaidu (TDP), Sudha Yadav and Anant Kumar (BJP), Ramesh Chennithala and Avtar Singh Bhadana (Congress), E Ahmed (Muslim League), Ranjit Panja (Trinamool Congress [ Images ]), Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi Party) and Anil Basu (CPI-M [ Images ]).

The JPC would be asked to submit its report at the beginning of the next Parliament session, the minister said.