Bt Brinjal Controversy

Bt Brinjal is genetically-modified agricultural product which can cause serious health problems.
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC), the biotechnology regulator, on Wednesday approved the commercialisation of genetically modified Bt brinjal.The voices against Bt Brinjal are steadily growing louder. In a latest movement against the genetically modified crop, people from across the country gathered to observe a day-long fast, on Martyr's day, protesting against Bt Brinjal.
The entire nation must come together to stop insertion of genetic material that makes the brinjal plant produce Bt toxin thus to help protect India's seed and food sovereignty. Release of Bt Brinjal would be the beginning of the end of Indian agriculture.
The adverse impact of eating Bt Brinjal would be oblivious of the fact that they are feeding on poison. Most of the State are asking the Supreme Court to BT Brinjal as consumption of BT Brinjal leads to bad health. Already governments of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh have banned BT Brinjal due to serious health concerns.

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