Uttaranchal Chief Minister rejects GM seeds.
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Jun 19, 2006, 7:18:11 AM6/19/06
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"Uttaranchal will not give permission for GM seeds": Chief Minister
Coalition for GM-Free India , PRESS RELEASE
Dehradun, June 19, 2006: In a meeting on June 18th 2006 with
representatives of Coalition for GM-Free India including the President of
Bhartiya Kissan Union [BKU] Chowdhary Mahinder Singh Tikait, the Chief
Minister of Uttaranchal Mr Narain Dutt Tiwari assured that there would no
permission given to GM seeds in Uttaranchal. This follows the call given by
BKU and other members of Coalition for GM-Free India to make
Uttaranchal a "GM-Free state".
Earlier in the day, Chowdhary Tikait and thousands of BKU members
started marching towards Dehradun, the state capital from Haridwar, to
secure their demand for a GM-Free state. The Chief Minister invited a
delegation to a meeting on the issue later in the day.
Leading a delegation of the "Kissan Kumbh", Mr Tikait met the Chief
Minister at Dehradun. Complimenting Mr Tiwari for his 'vision' to declare
Uttaranchal as an organic state, Mr Tikait said that the organic status
can only be preserved if genetically modified crops and foods are not
allowed in the hilly state. "We are glad that the Chief Minister has
seen through the design of the GM industry, which is keen to contaminate
the environment and is not at all concerned about the grave risks that
such crops and foods pose to human and animal health."
The Chief Minister was appraised about the likely introduction of Bt
Brinjal through large scale trials and the serious health and
environmental concerns it poses for the country. The Chief Minister sought more
information on all such crops from the delegation.
The annual convention "Kissan Kumbh" of Bhartiya Kissan Union which
ended at Haridwar on June 18th 2006 resolved that India does not need GM
crops. 30,000 farmers have congregated for the 3-day Kissan Kumbh from
the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
Farmers attending the convention decided that they will send their
protests to the Prime Minister through the district administration on July
10. There would be a massive education campaign launched with farmers
in all villages about the various hazards of GM crops including Bt
Brinjal, it was decided.
Meanwhile, members of the Coalition for GM-Free India are following up
with the health and environment ministry on the assurances provided by
the Ministers on the concerns raised.
For more information, contact:
1.Yudhvir Singh, BKU: 098-681-46405
2.Dharmendar Malik, BKU: 092-196-91168
3.Devinder Sharma, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security:
098-113-01857
4.Kavitha Kuruganti, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture: 093-930-01550
http://www.gmwatch.org
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"Uttaranchal will not give permission for GM seeds": Chief Minister
Coalition for GM-Free India , PRESS RELEASE
Dehradun, June 19, 2006: In a meeting on June 18th 2006 with
representatives of Coalition for GM-Free India including the President of
Bhartiya Kissan Union [BKU] Chowdhary Mahinder Singh Tikait, the Chief
Minister of Uttaranchal Mr Narain Dutt Tiwari assured that there would no
permission given to GM seeds in Uttaranchal. This follows the call given by
BKU and other members of Coalition for GM-Free India to make
Uttaranchal a "GM-Free state".
Earlier in the day, Chowdhary Tikait and thousands of BKU members
started marching towards Dehradun, the state capital from Haridwar, to
secure their demand for a GM-Free state. The Chief Minister invited a
delegation to a meeting on the issue later in the day.
Leading a delegation of the "Kissan Kumbh", Mr Tikait met the Chief
Minister at Dehradun. Complimenting Mr Tiwari for his 'vision' to declare
Uttaranchal as an organic state, Mr Tikait said that the organic status
can only be preserved if genetically modified crops and foods are not
allowed in the hilly state. "We are glad that the Chief Minister has
seen through the design of the GM industry, which is keen to contaminate
the environment and is not at all concerned about the grave risks that
such crops and foods pose to human and animal health."
The Chief Minister was appraised about the likely introduction of Bt
Brinjal through large scale trials and the serious health and
environmental concerns it poses for the country. The Chief Minister sought more
information on all such crops from the delegation.
The annual convention "Kissan Kumbh" of Bhartiya Kissan Union which
ended at Haridwar on June 18th 2006 resolved that India does not need GM
crops. 30,000 farmers have congregated for the 3-day Kissan Kumbh from
the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
Farmers attending the convention decided that they will send their
protests to the Prime Minister through the district administration on July
10. There would be a massive education campaign launched with farmers
in all villages about the various hazards of GM crops including Bt
Brinjal, it was decided.
Meanwhile, members of the Coalition for GM-Free India are following up
with the health and environment ministry on the assurances provided by
the Ministers on the concerns raised.
For more information, contact:
1.Yudhvir Singh, BKU: 098-681-46405
2.Dharmendar Malik, BKU: 092-196-91168
3.Devinder Sharma, Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security:
098-113-01857
4.Kavitha Kuruganti, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture: 093-930-01550
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