With the nuclear liability bill out of its way, the Government is desperate to clear the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill. If cleared in its current form the bill will create an autocratic body to allow genetically modified (GM) food crops in the country.

As the chairperson of National Advisory Council (NAC), Sonia Gandhi can stop this bill. More and more signatures on the open letter will make it difficult for her to ignore this issue.

Can you sign this open letter to Sonia Gandhi asking her make the Government consult people before tabling the bill?

http://greenpeace.in/safefood/change-brai-bill-stop-gm-food-india-2/

Earlier we were trying to get changes in the nuclear liability bill. Though the bill disappoints on several grounds, changes demanded by people have been incorporated into the bill, due to the public pressure on the policy makers. The biggest being the re-inclusion of supplier liability in the bill. While they did not incorporate unlimited liability, they have increased the limit on it and allow the Government to further increase compensation depending on the scale of the accident.

Lots of people demanding change in the BRAI bill again, will help make Ms Gandhi and the NAC act fast.

The BRAI will be a single window clearance body for all GM food. If the bill is passed as is then we will not have a chance to stop the introduction of GM crops like we did in the case of Bt brinjal. Bt brinjal will come back along with 56 other food crops whose GM versions are in the pipeline.

The bill will be tabled in the Parliament any time. Sign the letter now to save your food from genetic contamination.

http://greenpeace.in/safefood/change-brai-bill-stop-gm-food-india-2

Thanks a billion!

Jai Krishna
Sustainable Agriculture Campaigner
Greenpeace India