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Indian weavers have written a letter to PM Modi on the alleged theft of banarasi sarees by Bangladesh. This unwarranted and unethical ‘robbery’ has negatively impacted Indian weavers. Despite this, for the past many years, Bangladesh has been illegally trading banarasi sarees and capturing global markets as a result.Production of these specialized sarees by Bangladesh is a clear violation of the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS agreement. This has hit the Indian business severely,” he added.A letter underlining issues of weavers has been sent to PM Narendra Modi, Commerce and Textile Minister and GI registrar urging them to act as per International Agreements.Content courtesy: Navbharat Times To safeguard their interests, weavers have demanded legal action against Bangladesh for violating geographical indication (GI) in appropriating banarasi sarees.On Monday, 8 GI registered proprietors addressed media in the presence of joint commissioner of small scale industries department, Umesh Singh.They told media that India holds the intellectual property rights over manufacturing banarasi sarees as per the GI registration..