Kerala chief minister seeks central legislation to end wildlife attack
Kozhikode: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday that legislation by the central govt was necessary to prevent wildlife attacks that threaten human life. He stated that it was the Congress-led central govt that introduced the amendment in 1972, providing protection to animals.
The current central govt stands as the protector of that law. Therefore, both the Congress and the BJP, which governs the country today, share responsibility for wildlife attacks.
Vijayan added that the central govt had not yet approved the package submitted by the state to prevent wildlife attacks. However, Kerala was doing everything possible in this matter and would continue to do so, he said. He was speaking at a rally organised by the LDF in Edakkara as part of the Nilambur byelection campaign.
He mentioned that population control in the country applies only to humans, not to animals, and it was the 1972 law which is the reason for this. Under this law, animals have complete protection and they cannot be harmed. As it is a central law, states cannot amend it; they can only request Centre to do it. We continuously make this request, but each time, the central ministers respond with a refusal. This is disappointing.
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Congress should be willing to raise a similar demand for amending the central law.
Laws should change with the times. In other countries with forests and wildlife, hunting is permissible, and therefore, the number of animals there is decreasing, he said. He added that Kerala has prepared a special package that includes a comprehensive plan to prevent forest and wildlife attacks. These projects require significant financial resources, so central assistance is necessary, he said.
The chief minister said the UDF's insulting remark calling the welfare pension a bribe reveals its attitude towards the poor. The LDF govt cleared 18 months' pension arrears and also increased the pension amount. The UDF criticizes the timely monthly pension payments to the poor as a bribe. Regardless of the UDF's allegations, the LDF govt would not back off from such welfare measures, he added.
Kozhikode: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday that legislation by the central govt was necessary to prevent wildlife attacks that threaten human life.
He stated that it was the Congress-led central govt that introduced the amendment in 1972, providing protection to animals. The current central govt stands as the protector of that law. Therefore, both the Congress and the BJP, which governs the country today, share responsibility for wildlife attacks.
Vijayan added that the central govt had not yet approved the package submitted by the state to prevent wildlife attacks.
However, Kerala was doing everything possible in this matter and would continue to do so, he said. He was speaking at a rally organised by the LDF in Edakkara as part of the Nilambur byelection campaign.
He mentioned that population control in the country applies only to humans, not to animals, and it was the 1972 law which is the reason for this. Under this law, animals have complete protection and they cannot be harmed.
As it is a central law, states cannot amend it; they can only request Centre to do it. We continuously make this request, but each time, the central ministers respond with a refusal. This is disappointing.
Congress should be willing to raise a similar demand for amending the central law.
Laws should change with the times. In other countries with forests and wildlife, hunting is permissible, and therefore, the number of animals there is decreasing, he said.
He added that Kerala has prepared a special package that includes a comprehensive plan to prevent forest and wildlife attacks. These projects require significant financial resources, so central assistance is necessary, he said.
The chief minister said the UDF's insulting remark calling the welfare pension a bribe reveals its attitude towards the poor. The LDF govt cleared 18 months' pension arrears and also increased the pension amount. The UDF criticizes the timely monthly pension payments to the poor as a bribe. Regardless of the UDF's allegations, the LDF govt would not back off from such welfare measures, he added.
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