Genetically-modified (GM) mustard could become a poll issue in the upcoming Punjab Assembly Elections, 2017, with debutante Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) promising to take it up vehemently.
AAP Minister, Kapil Mishra, told Mail Today on Wednesday that the "harmful" mutated version was a "direct attack on Punjab's identity which is known for its lush yellow, mustard fields." He said the party would mobilise environmentalists, farmers' groups and consumer unions on GM mustard's "hazardous effects."