India, Aug. 29 -- The Maharashtra government has appointed a committee headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pasha Patel to draft a policy for onion and tomato crops in the state. Patel, who is also the president of the Agriculture Costs and Prices Commission, was given charge of the panel on July 18. On August 26, the state government appointed experts as members of the committee.

The panel will deliberate on a range of issues related to onion and tomato farming, both of which have significant economic and political implications. It will later submit its recommendations to the state government. Members of the panel include Parashram Patil, Dikpal Girase, Chandrakant Chavan and Rahul Rathi.

Onion, though grown mainly in a few we...