(India) Qazi objects to Maneka's remarks

[Guest guest]

Good morning, dear friends

 

We are animal advocates from Greece. First of all, we would like to

congratulate Menaka Gandhi for the admirable courage to express not only

worry on wild animals issue but also criticism towards brutal incidents

against animals. We would also like to congratulate the authorities in

Srinagar for their efficient action against the responsibles for this

horrible incident. Secondly, we would like to ask all these people who

seem to sympathise for the killers of the bear, what makes such an

atrocity less important, when it's commited against an animal. It's more

than certain that if somebody did something like that against a human,

he would have to face the severest of punishment. So, with all the

respect, could someone please explain why an animal's life worth so much

less than a human's?

 

With best regards,

Maria and Katerina Nika

 

Cate wrote:

 

> Qazi objects to Maneka's remarks

> GK NEWS SERVICE

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> Jammu, Dec 19: Minister for forests and wildlife Qazi Muhammad Afzal

> has said that Maneka Gandhi's remarks on the burning of a bear by

> people in Tral have hurt the religious sentiments of people of the state.

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> Maneka Ghandi, according to Qazi Afzal, in a television interview had

> said that people of Kashmir were hunting wild animals for meat causing

> decline in populations of bears and leopards.

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> Reacting on the statement Qazi Afzal told Greater Kashmir that before

> making any comment, Manika should have tried to know the ground

> situation. He said that population of wild animals including bears and

> leopards has witnessed a sharp increase during past fifteen years with

> the result that these animals often stray into villages and attack

> people. He said every next day there is a report about a wild beast

> injuring people living near forests.

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> Qazi however added that his department has already lodged an FIR about

> the killing of a bear.

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> Taking strong exception to her statement about the people of the state

> for eating meat of wild animals, he said, " people in Kashmir do eat

> meat but not of leopards and bears but sheep and goat. With such

> remarks she has hurt the religious sentiments of people here. "

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> " We have lot of regard for her concern for the protection of wildlife,

> but she should desist from making statements that hurt religious

> sentiments of people, " Qazi said.

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