Farmers groups across ideological spectrum oppose 'illegal' Bt cultivation

The bodies including BJP's own Kisan Cell, RSS-Supported Swadeshi Jagran Manch and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh and Left-affiliated AIKKS are planning to petition the regulator about illegal Bt cultivation

A clutch of farmer groups from a wide spectrum of political views, including those associated with ruling Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ideological fountainhead, the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh and its own farmer cell, besides the left and socialist parties, are planning to petition the official regulator to stop the proliferation of "illegal" genetically modified (GMO) crops in the country.

The groups are also demanding strict action against set-ups, companies and firms that are misleading farmers and have called for breaking the nexus of "illegal" GM seed production and supply networks.

Citing, the recent instance of farmers publicly planting the banned