Problem in Lakshadweep
Currently #Save Lakshadweep is trending all over the internet in various social media platforms in India, Chief ministers of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, many Celebrities and a lot of people have also pledged their support for the caption. Let’s see what led to the raise of this campaign,
Lakshadweep, India’s smallest Union Territory, an archipelago of 36 islands which has a population of about 64,000-70,000 people living on 10 islands. The union territory consists majority of a Muslim population and the main language spoken here is Malayalam.
In the month of December 2020, former BJP Minister Praful Khoda Patel was appointed as the administrator of the Union Territory after the death of Dinesh Sharma (previous administrator).
The newly appointed administrator slew the draft:
=>Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation (LDAR) -2021
=> Lakshadweep Animal Preservation Regulation -2021
=>Prevention of Anti-social Activities Regulation (PASA)-2021
=>Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation-2021
Mr. Patel said, he intended to develop Lakshadweep like Maldives a renowned tourist destination. Then why the draft has caused a storm among people? What does the proposal says let’s take a look,
Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation (LDAR) -2021:
This regulation provides the administrator the power to declare any land area on the island to be a planning area for the purpose of development, it will also allow the administrator under the Right to Fair Compensation Act and Transparency in land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 to acquire any land required for public purpose.
Lakshadweep Animal Preservation Regulation -2021:
About 96.5% of the islanders are Muslim population .This law, bans the slaughter of cow, bull and bullocks, not only that it also prohibits buying, selling, transportation or storage of beef or beef products in any form. Maximum jail term of 10 years and fine up to 5 lakhs will be allotted for the violation of the law.
Prevention of Anti-social Activities Regulation (PASA)-2021:
PASA well known as Goonda Act is proposed, Lakshadweep is a place with lowest crime rate, according to National Crime Records only 121 cases were registered in the year 2017. This act allows to detain a person without any public disclosure for a period of 1 year.
Lakshadweep Panchayat Regulation-2021:
This draft states certain rules for standing for election in gram panchayats, according to this regulation any person with more than 2 children cannot be nominated for getting elected in gram panchayat. This will be applicable for future candidates and not for the one’s already elected.
These are the drafts which have provoked the people of the island to raise for protecting their rights and freedom. Until December 2020, Lakshadweep was a place unaffected by the pandemic, after Mr. Patel relaxed the covid19 restrictions to promote tourism, currently the place has seen about 7000 covid-19 cases.
Reference: The HINDU – 30/5/21 & 31/ 5/ 21; THE PRINT.in
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