The Communist Party of India State council has asked the Centre to ban Endosulfan, which led to deadly diseases and death in several areas in Kasaragod. A resolution adopted by it here on Monday said the ill effects of the pesticide on cashew plantations were hounding an entire population. It was included in the deadly pesticides list and banned in many countries. India was adopting a stand in favour of Endosulfan by not signing the agreement for banning it. Union Minister of State for Agriculture K.V. Thomas even held a brief for the pesticide recently. The adoption of such a stand would tantamount to committing a cruelty to the people, it said.