Suspicious Bill

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.
Publicopposition made the Karnataka government ban field trials of GM crops in the state recently. Now we need to get
thenational 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
sessionof Parliament.  The bill, which is not even public, is being pushed in a hasty and secretive fashion.  According
toan earlier version leaked by the media, the bill will create a centralised non transparent body which will become the
soleapprover for GM crops. [1] 

                By being secretive, the government is only creating more suspicion about the intention of the bill.
Publicopposition helped stop Bt Brinjal, last year.[2] Now we need to get the national government to stop this bill and
saveour 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
trialsof GM crops in the state. [3] This can be achieved again. Support from lakhs of people will help put pressure on
thePM 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!


                Kapil Mishra
                Sustainable Agriculture Campaigner
                Greenpeace India

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                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-omissions.htm

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