Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray backs out from his agendas? It’s evident India definitely lacks political leaders who stand by environmental issues!
Too much said than done!
In the past few months, Maharashtra has seen quite a dramatic progress in a fight to attain the high seat as the sworn leader. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray took over the office with Sharad Pawar backing him.
As we view the events in chronological order, Thackeray also passed an order to stop the construction of Metro car shed in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony. Until December 7, 2019, Maharashtra rejoiced these commands as trees that guarded the outskirts of Aarey Milk Colony appeared out of threat.
The Sena chief was under the radar for a drastic change in his agenda, as the party took up deforestation plans in Aurangabad.
Maharashtra breathed a sigh of relief for less than twenty days and several reports unveiled their intentions which seemed rather ‘selfish’. Not to mention, India lacks political leaders who are educated enough to stand against the ecological issues the country has faced in recent years.
Perhaps, building a memorial is far more feasible than conservation of a park/forest!
Similarly, the debate for a stay on Aarey’s Metro car shed has finally seen light but not even a month for the case to settle down, the party is already looking forward to trim approximately 1,000 trees in Aurangabad for party founder Bal Thackeray’s memorial.
Meanwhile, the Sena led Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), had visioned the 17-acre Priyadarshini Park as the site for the memorial.
On the contrary, the park is known to be home to estimated 70 species of birds and 40 species of butterflies and reptiles. Unlike Mumbai’s Aarey, the Priyadarshini Park is the Green Lungs to Aurangabad.
Amidst all the pre-existing reports, several facts hint at the true upheaval eco-friendly decisions in the state.
Earlier, Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi took to her Twitter handle to clarify the same. She tried asserting that no trees would be cut for the memorial.
Some are still blinded by the unseen propaganda for their own evil intentions and the security of these areas rests under the hands of political powerhouses. Will Maharashtra once again see one more incompetent government that might soon revoke its own orders (Still a possibility that cannot be ruled out)?
For now, fate of Maharashtra’s ecological areas rests on decision taken up by Sena. In retrospect, the protests in Aarey were one of the most revolutionary movements in the history of climate change and maybe the first ever collective effort taken up by the state. How long can we delay the process?
The construction at Aarey has been paused; But for how long now? What is the conclusion to the on-going issue? Why is there no firm statement being offered when saving the forest is always a priority?
The failure to conclude this issue has only left us with ‘Faith’.
The Nemophilist 