The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is inundated with hundreds of faxes and emails requesting Narendra Modi to step in and stop a pending approval to the controversial genetically modified (GM) Mustard. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Ministry of Environment had set October 5, 2016, as the last day to receive public feedback on this controversial crop. Only a month’s time was allocated for the public feedback.
