Bt brinjal: No decision should be taken in haste: BJP | what is Bt brinjal

(PTI) In the wake of government refusing to give a go-ahead to commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal, BJP today said no decision should be taken under pressure or in haste as this was a sensitive issue.

"This is a sensitive issue having long-term implications for farmers, consumers, food security and also health. No action should be taken that gives the impression that it has been done under pressure of multinationals," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.




Till now, BJP has been more or less opposed to cultivation of Bt brinjal, a genetically-modified variety of the vegetable said to be more resistant to pests. Three BJP-ruled states - Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Karnataka - have already expressed their opposition to its cultivation.