Farmers’ unions, consumer groups and eminent citizens today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to table the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill in Parliament.

In a letter written to the PM, they reminded the PM that there was enough scientific evidence to question the safety of genetically modified crops and therefore, the public protest on the technology and its products. Signatories to the letter to the PM included veteran journalist Kuldip Nayyar, danseuse Mallika Sarabhai, Bollywood lyricist Gulzar, Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan, social activist Medha Patkar and Magsaysay award winner Arvind Kejriwal.