The GEAC has approved BT Brinjal for environmental release amidst widespread protests from citizens, NGOs, farmer organizations and eminent scientists. However the Minister of State (Independent Charge) Environment and Forests Shri Jairam Ramesh subsequently announced that a series of consultations will be organized with all stakeholders at different places before the final decision on this is taken and there in may lie a chance that the Government will actually place the interests of the people above those of corporations, for a change.
This is our last chance to stop GM. Many European Governments have rejected GM food as a result of protests from citizens refusing to become lab rats in the genetic experiment. Indians are not lab rats either. In the first leg of our campaign, more than 70,000 Indians wrote to the ex-Health Minister, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss who took a firm public stance against GM foods. Let us do this again!
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