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Sunday, December 02, 2007
Brinda leads walkout over delay in Forest Act rules
Special Correspondent
“Government should come clean on the issue”
Rules not notified even after vetting by Law Ministry
“This is subversion of Parliament’s will”
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha once again witnessed noisy scenes and a subsequent walkout by Communist Party of India (Marxist) members led by Brinda Karat over the delay in notifying rules for the Forest Rights Act. The law was passed by Parliament more than a year ago.
Reacting sharply to Minister of State for Environment and Forests S. Regupathy’s reply on the issue of protecting the rights of forest-dwellers, Ms. Karat pointed out that his Ministry was not competent to give a reply in the matter, which pertained to the Tribal Affairs Ministry. “How can the government implement an Act without notification of the rules,” she asked........................
full news at:
http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/30/stories/2007113055491500.htm
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