Nagpur: Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh has said that several State Chief Ministers have asked him not to take hasty decision on the commercial cultivation of BT brinjal.
Talking to reporters here on the sidelines of a National Consultation Meet on Bt brinjal, Ramesh said: "Chief ministers of states such as Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Kerala, Karnataka and Orissa have written to me that there is a need to conduct more experiments on Bt brinjal." "There is a need of conducting more experiments on BT brinjal, especially regarding human safety part. They don't opine that to introduce (commercially release) Bt brinjal is that important," he added.
He further said it is the duty of scientists to dispel doubts regarding the GM crop. "I believe that it is the duty of scientists to clear doubts of people and there reservations regarding Bt brinjal. Such important decisions (whether to commercialise BT brinjal) should be taken in a democratic way and in a transparent manner," said Ramesh.
The Indian Expres: Thursday , Jan 28, 2010 at 1127 hrs
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