THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 14 NOV: Union minister Mr KV Thomas

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: DYFI secretary T.V. Rajesh has asked the government to put an immediate end to use of Endosulfan in the plantations in Idukki.

In a statement here on Monday, Mr. Rajesh alleged that Endosulfan was being used in the State under other brand names even after the State government banned it.

Rampant use of banned pesticides in fruits and vegetables, which continues to put at risk the life of the common man, forced the Delhi high court to take suo motu cognisance over the matter after going through a media report.

A division bench comprising Delhi high court Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan on Tuesday asked the Centre and state government officials to hold, if necessar

Union Minister K V Thomas

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union Minister of State for Agriculture K. V. Thomas' statement that studies had not shown any links between Endosulfan and health problems affecting the population of 11 villages of Kasaragod district had drawn criticism from several quarters.

Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan said that it was unbecoming of the Union Minister to have made such a statement.

Enraged:DYFI activists taking out a march in protest against Union Minister for State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas in Kasaragod on Tuesday.

Kasaragod: Union Minister of State for Agriculture K.V.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking a ban on the production and use of Endosulfan.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister said that the sufferings caused by the aerial spraying of the pesticide on the estates of the Plantation Corporation of Kerala were continuing despite the ban on its use there.