Cutting across party lines Lok Sabha MPs asked for a ban on cola products and an explanation from the government on why it had not acted on the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted to look into the issue of contamination of colas. BJP's Vijay Kumar Malhotra said there should be an immediate ban on the sale and advertising of colas. According to him, there was unanimity on the House on the issue. CPI(M)'s Mohammad Salim launched an attack on the government, saying BIS had set standards for aerated drinks, but the government had not notified any of them.