Kisan Swaraj Yatra which will begin from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat on October 2 will reach Bihar in between November 22 to 24. The Yatra will be taken out to make the common people aware of the dangers of genetically modified (GM) foods and seeds. The Yatra will spend three days in Bihar-in Patna, Muzaffarpur and Samastipur.
This was disclosed at a press conference in Patna on August 25, 2010, organized by the Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture & GM Free Bihar Movement.
Kumar Shubhamoorty (Gandhian), Vijay Pratap (Lokayan), Parveen Amanullah (Hum Log Trust), Suresh Kumar (Environmentalist) and Pankaj Bhushan (Tara Foundation) were present at the press briefing.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui
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