Are we the scapegoats?

Human race has always found pleasure in experimenting with nature and its fruits. This experimentation may have been helpful to the mankind but always at the expense of nature. But it is now hard to tell whether science is helping us or not. At present we are trying our luck in genectically modifying our naturally available edibles. And one among them which is either nearing success or doom is B T Brinjal.
B T Brinjal is a transgenic created by inserting a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis into brinjal. Such an insertion gives the brinjal plant resistance from harmful insects like Brinjal fruit and shoot borer and fruit borer.
The notoriety of BT Brinjal may be due to the political and scientific controversies that surrounds it. It is claimed that The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) has raised allegations that the US multinationals are pressurizing the Indian government to approve the commercial use of the plant. It is also said that for this purpose few Indian experts and scientists have been bribed to enforce such an act. As per a member of GEAC, the plant is unfit for commercial use and it results in the damage of kidney, liver and reproductive system and skin diseases.
This has now posed a threat to the reliability of Indian scientists. There were many genetically modified crops that has been introduced in European countries but has been immediately rejected.
As per the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, every year brinjal crops worth Rs.1000 crore has been lost to the insects. B T Brinjal may counter loss caused by insects but the loss of one human life will make a large difference . I strongly oppose the use of science in a manner that may yield profits to the farmers but unchangeable loss to the society at large. It is safe to resort to other techniques that is less harmful but yet is beneficial to both farmers and society. It is in human nature to take the fast and easy way out but less effective short term investments will always bring its benefits in the future.