"Lakshadweep's Future Threatened": Rahul Gandhi Writes To PM Modi

Mr Gandhi said the administrator's attempt to undermine the islands' ecological sanctity is evident in the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation.

Congress's Rahul Gandhi has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in the events at Lakshadweep in an open letter today that accused the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation of undermining "ecological sanctity" of the islands and "safeguards on land ownership", and "severely limiting legal recourse available to affected persons". He also accused the administrator of imposing rules hat threaten the future of the people. Mr Gandhi said the administrator's attempt to undermine the islands' ecological sanctity is evident in the draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation. "Livelihood, security and sustainable development are being sacrificed for commercial gains... Under the guise of development and maintaining law and order in a low crime union territory, the draconian regulations penalise dissent and undermine grassroots democracy," his letter read. Underscoring that Lakshadweep's pristine natural beauty and culture have drawn people for generations, he said the future of its people is threatened by the "anti-people policies announced by the administrator of Lakshadweep, Shri Praful Khoda Patel".