He said the the antibiotic is used to prevent the chicken from disease and not given as growth promoter. “There is no complaint of use of antibiotic in poultry industry,” he said. But Dr Agarwal alleged that the poultry owners are using antibiotics so that chicken can grow faster and gain weight. “I will still look into the matter,” Minister assured the House. Meanwhile, BSP and Congress raked the issue of police firing on the farmers in Kushinagar on November 21 and demanded action against the erring police officers. leader of the Opposition and BSP member Swami Prasad Maurya raised the issue through an adjournment notice and demanded that the police officer who ordered firing be punished. He also alleged that the farmers were protesting against the illegal mining and illegal manufacturing of liquor in the area besides non-payment of cane dues. Congress member lalu Singh and Vijay Dubey too supported Maurya and demanded compensation for the injured and action against the policemen. They also demanded withdrawal of criminal cases lodged against the 250 farmers. Replying to the notice, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Azam Khan assured the members of taking action against the guilty policemen. He also announced that all the injured farmers would be given free treatment and FIRs would be withdrawn from the innocent farmers. later Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey rejected the notice.
