DEHRADUN, 9 May: As the wild animals continue to kill and injure people in villages here, several groups and organisations have decided to draw the government’s attention to the issue. While the ‘Parivartankari Chhatra Sangathan’ raised its concern at the growing menace of wild beasts by staging a dharna at Gandhi Park here, today, the Uttarakhand Mahila Manch, NCP and Human Rights Organisations, among others, also joined the programme.
It may be noted that the news about leopards and elephants killing, injuring or disturbing the life of the people in villages have been reported on a regular basis. However, no significant steps have been taken by the government regarding this, so far, it was stated. In a recent case, people of Dhamdhar village in Pauri had informed the forest department about a deadly man-eating leopard that was roaming around their area. As the administration turned a deaf ear to the issue, the villagers burnt the beast to death. However, then, the administration took no time in filing a case against the people and, now, 7 of them are in jail. The case had been filed against 65 people of the village! The entire case has fueled anger among the listeners, and as a result, more organisations are coming out in support of the villagers.
Speaking at the programme, today, student leader Nitish said that the 7 people in jail ought to be released immediately without any conditions. Similarly, Kamla Pant, member of the Uttarakhand Mahila Manch, said that the administration needed to take care of the life and comfort of both the animals and the villagers.
Those at the Gandhi Park were Bharati, Mahendra Singh, Rekha Bharati, Kamala Pant and Pawan, among others.
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