Union Minister Maneka Gandhi raised questions over the inaction of Mallapuram district administration and asked why Rahul Gandhi, MP from Wayanad, is not taking any action.
Speaking against the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala after consuming pineapple stuffed with firecrackers, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi raised questions over the inaction of Mallapuram district administration and asked why Rahul Gandhi, MP from Wayanad, is not taking any action. In a shocking incident of human cruelty, a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala’s Silent Valley Forest fell victim to a man who offered her a pineapple stuffed with powerful crackers. The crackers exploded in her mouth after she chomped on it, senior forest official informed on Tuesday.
— Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) June 3, 2020
“Action should be taken against everyone who is suspected in Malappuram. These are repeat offenders. Whether it is children being sold in orphanages, as we have found, it is Malappuram. Whether it is people being killed, look at the crime rate in Malappuram. What is being done in Malappuram? Nothing. Look at the communal conflict there. Highest in Malappuram. We take so much action against other districts, why is no action being taken against Malappuram. Rahul Gandhi is from the area, why is he not taking action?” Maneka Gandhi said to news agency ANI.
She further added, “It is murder, Malappuram is famous for such incidents; it is India’s most violent district. For instance, they throw poison on roads so that 300-400 birds and dogs die at one time. Kerala government has not taken any action in Malappuram, it seems they are scared. An elephant is killed every three days in Kerala. We have less than 20,000 elephants left in India, they are rapidly declining.”
It's murder,Malappuram is famous for such incidents, it's India's most violent district.For instance, they throw poison on roads so that 300-400 birds & dogs die at one time: Maneka Gandhi,BJP MP&animal rights activist on elephant's death after being fed cracker-stuffed pineapple pic.twitter.com/OtLHsuiuAq
— ANI (@ANI) June 3, 2020
However, it is not yet clear whether the incident took place in Mallapuram district or the neighbouring Pallakad district. Whether the elephant was killed deliberately also remains to be probed as such incidents of setting traps in forest fringe areas are common by farmers to protect their crops from animals especially boars.
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