The aim to put Lakshadweep on the global tourism map like Maldives is stirring a hornet’s nest with protests against the reforms being brought in by the administrator.
The deliberate attempt to destroy the indigenous life of inmates to enforce saffron agenda and corporate interests smacks of dishonesty and deception.
The Centre is destroying democracy by using the officials of their interest.
The Union Territory of Lakshadweep comprises a group of islands in the Arabian Sea with a cumulative area of approx 32 sq km. The natives of these islands today are facing a bleak and scary future.
Placing arbitrary powers at the hands of a political appointee puts the democratic and administrative set of the small group of islands.
The regulations proposed by the Administrator target food and dietary habits and religious injunctions of the local islanders, 96.5% of whom are Muslims.
The proposed developmental activities at such a scale also threaten the fragile ecosystem of the coral islands.
