BJP Leader Tajinder Bagga Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Telangana Deforestation With Posters in Delhi
BJP Leader Tajinder Bagga targets Rahul Gandhi with posters in Delhi amid protests against Telangana deforestation. Supreme Court halts tree-cutting drive.
Tajinder Bagga Targets Rahul Gandhi With Posters in Delhi Over Telangana Deforestation Amid Supreme Court’s Stay on Tree Felling in Hyderabad
The BJP leader Tajinder Bagga has undertaken a campaign against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi right across Delhi. Bagga has put up hoardings on behalf of the destruction of forests in Telangana — a message echoed loud and strong on various posters that said: “Rahul Gandhi ji, please stop cutting down our jungles in Telangana” — bringing the attention of the public to massive tree felling in Kancha Gachibowli, a green area next to the University of Hyderabad.
The Court ordered an immediate stay of operations concerning the April 3, noted above. It is believed that this was as a result of the High Court in Telangana giving an interim alarming report about the significant destruction of the ecosystem. Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih beheld that tree-felling done under government permission posed a serious threat to the ecological balance.
The Congress-led government in Telangana has been berated for letting development come in the way of protecting a green this last balance: 400 acres of forested land. Allegedly officials were trying to convert the lush stretch into a concrete jungle worth ₹30,000 crores, say opposition leaders and environmental activists alike.
As for the main critics of the government, K.T. Rama Rao from BRS pointed out the speed of urban land conversion and damage to the green cover of Hyderabad. “What is the urgency behind converting one of the city’s last remaining green zones into real estate?” asked Rama Rao as he pointed to the reckless use of bulldozers and heavy machinery in an area that is home to varieties of flora and fauna.
Besides generating political furore, the mass protests triggered by deforestation were led by students. On April 3, students from the University of Hyderabad initiated an impactful relay hunger strike that expressed demands for withdrawal of the bulldozers and stopping the tree-cutting operations. More than 50 students had gone on hunger strike and more than 200 joined in solidarity with them.
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Other unions, such as the Workers’ Union and the supporting non-teaching staff, added their backing to the movement as it grew. The students declared the green zone as not just a natural place but part of their academic and living environment that should not be given away for short-term development interests.
The protest concluded peacefully with the stay order by the Supreme Court. “We have called off the protest and hunger strike as the Supreme Court has ordered a stay on the activities,” said Anamika from the University of Hyderabad as quoted by The New Indian Express.
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The decision was hailed by students as a victory for the public against unsustainable development, culminating in a victory rally on campus, as the students pledged to continue the fight for the conservation of their environment.
This entire episode, once again, rekindled the debate between development and conservation, while leaders like Tajinder Bagga saw in it an opportunity to condemn the Congress for liability concerning ecological fouls.
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