Elders demanded the exact position of the Government on packaged mineral and bottled water in view of the conflicting statements emerging from the Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Intervening during question hour, the Deputy Chairperson, Najma Heptullah, asked the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Vijay Goel, whether the Government would make a statement to clarify the position. The issue was raised through a special mention by Kumkum Rai (RJD), who demanded that the government come up with a water policy. Quoting from a study done by a NGO with samples of bottled water in Delhi and Mumbai, she said the bottled water contained pesticides, which were 36.4 times more than the prescribed norm in Delhi and 16.7 times more in Mumbai.