NEW DELHI: Apprehending that the central regulator on transgenic crops - Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) - may take its call in favour of the commercial release of GM mustard during its scheduled meeting here on Friday, a number of farmer associations and citizen groups, including the RSS-linked 'Swadeshi Jagaran Manch' (SJM), on Wednesday demanded that the meeting of the regulator be called off. Over 8000 citizens from across the country also signed a petition against the move. Most of the groups in their letters to the Union environment minister Prakash...
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