GM Mustard will have "serious" health and environmental impact, a farmers body today claimed and demanded a ban on the mustard hybrid.
Anti-GM activists and farmers have submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding rejection of GM Mustard to safeguard the interest of farmers, consumers and environment.
Noted molecular biologist Pushpa M. Bhargava on Saturday said the commercial cultivation of Genetically Modified (GM) mustard would be "disastrous" as it would eventually open the doors for multinational corporations to control India's agriculture.
An Environment Ministry sub-committee report declared the GM mustard technology safe for consumption and environment.