NGO asks Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to withdraw remarks against environmentalists
A Karnataka-based environmental organization has urged the Chief Justice of India to reconsider remarks made about environmentalists during a court hearing. The organization argues that environmentalists are not against development but are concerned about irresponsible and destructive practices. They emphasize that questioning projects for ecological reasons is a constitutional duty, not an obstruction to progress.
- ▪Parisarakkagi Naavu has written to the Chief Justice of India regarding recent remarks about environmentalists.
- ▪The organization asserts that environmentalists oppose irresponsible development, not development itself.
- ▪They highlight that the Constitution of India recognizes the importance of environmental protection.
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A Karnataka-based environmental organisation Parisarakkagi Naavu (People For Environment) has written to the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and the Supreme Court to reconsider and withdraw its recent observations on environmentalists.During the hearing of a case on the Pipavav port in Gujarat on May 11, the CJI made an oral observation: “You show us a single project in this country where these alleged environmentalists and activists say, ‘We welcome this project. Country is progressing well, we welcome this project’. Everything you drag to the court.” “Environmentalists are not against development.
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