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Jairam Ramesh Loses Cool Over BT Brinjal: Final Decision "Will be His"
Interacting with media here after the meeting, Ramesh said there was need to maintain a balance between genetic engineering of food products and ensuring food safety and security. He said the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, had also projected this view during the Science Congress in Kerala last month.
Reacting to the aggressive opposition to a planned government move on Bt Brinjal, Ramesh said: "I am not an extremist. I am trying to take the middle path. All public consultation is now over. My ministry will now take a decision."
He clearly stated the decision over Bt Brinjal will be entirely his.
"The decision over the implementation of the Bt Brinjal will be by my ministry. Agriculture ministry's stand will not weight upon my decision," he said.
"I don't wnat to play to the scientific gallery. I don't want to play to any gallery," he added.
Earlier, Ramesh sparred with an anti-Bt Brinjal protester asking him to seek "mental help".
The protester, an ayurvedic doctor, returned the jibe.
Outside the venue of the meeting, hundreds of angry protesters, some wearing brinjal garlands, raised slogans and waved placards.
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