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Gandhinagar, July 6 (IANS) The Gujarat government has invoked the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities (PBM) Act, 1980, against four persons accused of selling counterfeit and substandard fertilisers, with Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani saying repeat offenders involved in the sale of fake fertilisers and seeds will now face imprisonment in addition to cancellation of their licences. Announcing the action on Monday, Vaghani said the four accused ha…