Sena-BJP spar over Aarey midnight tree felling & arrest of nature lovers

Mumbai | Sunday | 6th October, 2019

Summary:

Shiv Sena the alliance partner of the BJP in the state came out against the government's decision of chopping trees at midnight and arresting the tree lovers. Thackeray tweeted, "There is no point for central government ministry of climate change to exist or to speak about the plastic pollution when the Mumbai metro senselessly destroying the Aarey vicinity. More so increased police presence and the way this deforestation is happening, Mumbai Metro 3 is destroying everything India said at the UN." He also tweeted that the 'vigour with which the Mumbai Metro 3 is slyly and swiftly cutting down an ecosystem in Aarey is shameful and disgusting. How about posting these officials in PoK, giving them charge to destroy camps rather than trees," asked Thackeray..