Bt cotton plantation will be set afire by the Rajya Raitha Sangha if its sales are not banned by the State and Central Government, Chukki Nanjundaswamy, President of Rajya Raitha Sangha stated.
Chukki said that farmers are complaining of poor quality and low yield which is the reason why his Sangh decided to burn Bt cotton plantation.
Heavy losses suffered due to failure of Bt cotton, led to several farmers from Maharashtra and Karnataka commit suicide burdened by heavy debts and pennury.
They will start awareness campaign to protect bio-agriculture method and try to save farmers interest, informed Chukki Nanjundaswamy.