Rahul urges PM Modi to ensure ‘draconian’ orders in Lakshwadeep are withdrawn
The Hindu
The Congress leader in a letter to the PM says the new regulations introduced by Lakshwadeep Administrator Praful Khoda Patel ‘threaten’ the heritage of the archipelago.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to intervene and withdraw the new orders and regulations introduced by Lakshwadeep Administrator Praful Khoda Patel. In the letter, written on Wednesday and released by the Congress on Thursday, Mr. Gandhi alleged that the new regulations and orders ‘threaten’ the heritage of the archipelago. “Lakshadweep’s pristine natural beauty and its unique confluence of cultures have drawn people for generations. The custodians of its heritage seek to safeguard the archipelago for posterity. However, their future is threatened by the anti-people policies announced by the administrator of Lakshadweep, Shri. Praful Khoda Patel,” he wrote.
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