Vinod Kumar welcomes the Center for the Prohibition of Paraquat

HYDERABAD

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former MP B. Vinod Kumar has welcomed the Centre’s decision to ban/ban the herbicide/insecticide (weed killer) paraquat dichloride, which has already been banned or severely restricted in more than 70 countries. In a statement, the BRS leader said on Tuesday that several people’s organizations and the Indian Medical Association are demanding a ban on the import, manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of paraquat dichloride. He said the state government had banned the insecticide a few months ago.

Published – 14 Jul 2026 23:29 IST