New Delhi, April 25 -- Illegal cultivation of Bt brinjal has been found in some parts of Haryana, the Coalition for a GM-Free India alleged on Thursday, citing tests it conducted on suspected genetically modified brinjals collected from two farms in the state's Sirsa and Fatehabad districts.
Representatives of the coalition held a press conference here demanding action against the people behind the supply of Bt brinjal seeds and saplings to farmers.
They conducted "strip tests" during the conference to prove that the collected samples from Haryana were actually genetically modified.
Rajinder Chaudhary of Kudrati Kheti Abhiyan said the said samples have been sent to a private testing laboratory for further confirmation.
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