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Indian PM says government should not succumb to “unscientific prejudices” against GM crops

| February 4, 2014
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JAMMU: Batting for Bt crops, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India should not succumb to unscientific prejudices against genetically modified crops.

“While safety must be ensured, we should not succumb to unscientific prejudices against Bt crops”, he said in his address at the 101st Indian Science Congress here.

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