sorry, it was unintentional. On Saturday, August 06, 2011 01:44:16 PM [email protected] wrote: > Hi , > > I just signed a petition asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop the > Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill from being passed. > > This bill will create a body which will single-handedly clear all > genetically modified (GM) crops. Public opposition made the Karnataka > government ban field trials of GM crops in the state recently. Now we need > to get the national government to stop this bill. You should ask Prime > Minister Manmohan Singh to stop the dangerous BRAI bill too: > > http://www.greenpeace.in/take-action/save-your-food/stop-the-brai-bill.php > > Regards, > > > > Click here to ask PM Manmohan Singh to save your food > Our government is working on a disastrous recipe. It’s a bill that will > place genetically modified (GM) food on our plates, without our knowledge. > > The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill can be tabled > anytime in this monsoon session of Parliament. The bill, which is not even > public, is being pushed in a hasty and secretive fashion. According to an > earlier version leaked by the media, the bill will create a centralised > non transparent body which will become the sole approver for GM crops. [1] > > By being secretive, the government is only creating more suspicion about > the intention of the bill. Public opposition helped stop Bt Brinjal, last > year.[2] Now we need to get the national government to stop this bill and > save our food. > > You should ask Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop this bill because it > is not transparent. > > http://www.greenpeace.in/take-action/save-your-food/stop-the-brai-bill.php > > Opposition from people against GM crops in Karnataka made the government > declare a ban on the field trials of GM crops in the state. [3] This can > be achieved again. Support from lakhs of people will help put pressure on > the PM to stop this bill. > > The last known draft of the bill had a clause which allowed BRAI to escape > the purview of Right to Information.[4] If the bill is passed as is, we > will not be able to stop genetic modification of 56 other crops in the > pipeline. Ask the PM to stop this bill now! > http://www.greenpeace.in/take-action/save-your-food/stop-the-brai-bill.php > > Thanks a billion! > Photo of Kapil Mishra > Kapil Mishra > Sustainable Agriculture Campaigner > Greenpeace India > > P.S. Want to support our campaigns? We don't take money from any > corporation, government or political party! We never have, and we never > will. Do help Greenpeace remain fiercely and proudly independent. We will > send you a Greenpeace T-shirt as a thank you for showing support for our > campaigns. Click here to chip in. Sources: > A law unto itself, www.outlookindia.com, March 8, 2010 > http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?264454 > India says no to Bt brinjal, for now, www.rediff.com, February 9, 2010 > http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/09/india-says-no-to-bt-brinjal- > for-now.htm No GM trials in State: Katti, Deccan Herald, July 20, 2011 > http://www.deccanherald.com/content/177877/no-gm-trials-state-katti.html > Biotech Bill: Sweeping powers, glaring omissions, www.rediff.com, March 11, > 2010 > http://business.rediff.com/column/2010/mar/11/guest-biotech-bill-glaring-o > missions.htm [email protected]
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