Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s intervention in the withdrawal of new laws in Lakshadweep, saying the foundations search to penalise dissent and undermine grassroots democracy. In a letter to the prime minister, he stated all that is being executed by the brand new Administrator Praful Khoda Patel in the guise of growth and sustaining legislation and order.
“I request you to intervene in this matter and ensure that the above mentioned orders are withdrawn.The people of Lakshadweep deserve a developmental vision that respects their way of life and reflects their aspirations,” Gandhi advised the prime minister. Noting that Lakshadweep’s pristine pure magnificence and its distinctive confluence of cultures have drawn individuals for generations, he stated the custodians of its heritage search to safeguard the archipelago for posterity. “However, their future is threatened by the anti-people policies announced by the administrator of Lakshadweep, Shri Praful Khoda Patel. The administrator has unilaterally proposed sweeping changes without duly consulting elected representatives or the public. The people of Lakshadweep are protesting against these arbitrary actions,” the previous Congress chief stated.
Gandhi stated the administrator’s try to undermine ecological sanctity of the island is obvious in the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation issued not too long ago. The provisions of the regulation, he stated, undermine safeguards pertaining to land possession, dilute environmental laws for sure actions and severely restrict authorized recourse out there to affected individuals. “Livelihood security and sustainable development are being sacrificed for short-term commercial gains. The provision in the draft Panchayat Regulation that disqualifies members with more than two children is blatantly anti-democratic,” he stated.
The Congress chief highlighted that the brand new administrator has additionally proposed modifications to laws just like the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Regulation, the Lakshadweep Animals Preservation Regulation and lifting of restrictions on sale of alcohol and termed them as a deliberate assault on the cultural and spiritual cloth of the local people. He stated the try to lower ties with the Beypore port strikes on the shut historic and cultural ties with Kerala. Despite the pandemic, the administration has demolished constructions utilized by the fisherfolk, fired contractual staff in varied authorities departments, and relaxed quarantine norms main to a deadly spike in Covid instances, he charged. “Under the guise of development and maintaining law and order in a low crime union territory, the draconian regulations penalise dissent and undermine grassroots democracy,” Gandhi advised the prime minister in his letter.
The Congress has been demanding the quick recall of the Lakshadweep administrator, who it says is a politician and never a bureaucrat.
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