RSS says no to Bt brinjal

Bangalore, RSS yesterday strongly opposed any move to commercialise Bt brinjal likening the genetically modified crops to infiltration of terrorists.

"Bt brinjal has to be clearly rejected", RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat told'Seva Sangama' programme of Rashtriya Seva Bharathi here.

He sought to draw a parallel between infiltration of terrorists and entry of Bt brinjal in the country.

"People are being consulted only now", he said, and alleged that brinjal had been taken out of the bio-diversity list to facilitate introduction of its genetically modified variety."Farmers in India have been into traditional farming for 10,000 years", Bhagwat said.