In the backdrop of widespread speculations that the Democratic Front government has begun the process to ban the Bacillus Thuringiensis cotton, the state clarified that it was only cracking down on firms found involved in malpractices. The government has been able to meet nearly 95 per cent of the total demand of BT cotton seeds in the state, state agriculture minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil informed the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday.