Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition leader VD Satishan today came down heavily on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the knee-jerk tree cut. VD Satishan asked the Chief Minister to clarify what the persons involved in the case had to do with dharma. He said there is clear evidence that the Chief Minister is directly involved in this. The Leader of the Opposition was speaking to the media on his arrival at Sri Narayana Gurukulam.
What is the duty relationship between the officers who have taken a brave stand to protect the forest, threatened them and tried to frame them. This counterfeiting was caught because an honest officer was in the forest department. The officers who tried to frame the officer were close to the wood-cutting mafia.
The Chief Minister not only took no action against the officer who was accused of helping the tree mafia and changed the file recommending action against him. A file filed by the Chief Conservator of Uttar Pradesh seeking action slowly came to the Chief Minister's office on his knees. The Chief Minister reduced his to a normal transfer. VD Satishan also said that this file has now come out.
The tree robbery was carried out by deceiving the tribals. But it is against the tribals. The opposition raised the issue of lumber in the assembly and the government was even prepared to arrest the accused. Action should also be taken against the guilty officers. VD Satishan said the opposition would fight a legal battle in the event that the government was not prepared for this.
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