Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan has termed shameful and despicable the Union government move to facilitate sale of endosulfan stocks. In a statement here on Tuesday, Mr. Achuthanandan pointed out that the Supreme Court had banned the sale and use of endosulfan in the entire country on the basis of a petition filed by the Democratic Youth Federation of India.

The Union government had tried its best to block such a verdict. Its present demand was for permission to sell endosulfan in States other than Kerala and Karnataka. This was nothing short of treason.