A Resounding Victory for Bt Brinjal Protestors

Ultimately the People of India have won the battle, although for the time being. It is the question of choices for the consumers to choose their food of choice, and the farmers to choose their choice of type of seed.

It is also the fight for biological safety of human beings, bio-diversity preservation, seed independence for the country, soil health, protection against cross pollination, fight against pests developing immunity against Bt toxin itself in course of time.

It is a fight against monopoly by MNCs/private companies.

And the fight must continue until independent research by Indian Govt. Research Institutions establish the biosafety of the Bt Brinjal and whether biodiversity can be preserved. It is an exhibition of people's might and will for their own wellbeing.

There are still many people and organized companies working against people's interests and for making them guinea pigs for MNCs to test their Bt gene on innocent Indian consumers and farmers. We must exercise constant vigilance against them and counter them with uptodate information.

This fight has given the people tremendous confidence to face the might of MNCs.

G. Kondala Rao

HEARTS Trust