The impunity with which Modi Govt has been amending laws is deplorable! FCA Amendment Bill, 2023 would sound the doom of forests & people dependent on it! Rajya Sabha must send back the Bill to MoEF&CC & Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India for review & nation-wide consultations! #SaveIndianForests

Please don't pass this bill in a hurry, as 400 ecologists+scientists have written to MPs & Bhupender Yadav on 18 July urging them not to table this bill. PMO India BJP Congress LOK SABHA #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

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इन संशोधनों में कई प्रावधान ऐसे हैं जो समुदाय को निर्णय प्रणाली से बाहर करते है | यह नया संशोधन न केवल विकेन्द्रीकरण की मंशा के खिलाफ है बल्कि असंवैधानिक भी है। PMO India MoEF&CC Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India #WithdrawFCAbill2023 #SavelndianForests

Citizens urge Rajya Sabha MPs not to pass FCA amendment bill that is making radical changes to India’s 43 year old Forest Conservation Act & which is giving Central govt unchecked powers to divert forest land for any purpose as they want #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

Citizens ask of Rajya Sabha MPs is to discuss concerns, criticisms & recommendations given to the JPC by experts, conservationists like prerna singh bindra 🐘🐅🐾 , citizens & forest groups, Vidhi Centre For Legal Policy Dr. CM Ramesh Raghav Chadha Jairam Ramesh #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

Forest Rights Act under threat! Rajya Sabha please protect rights of Scheduled Tribes+Forest Dwellers Prasanta Nanda @eragirirajan Imran Pratapgarhi KRN Rajeshkumar - தமிழ்நாட்டை தலைகுனிய விடமாட்டேன் Dr ANBUMANI RAMADOSS DR SANTANU SEN Dr Akhilesh Prasad Singh Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023 india.mongabay.com/2023/07/contro…

Preamble of new FCA Bill mentions India’s rich cultural+traditional values of preserving forests & biodiversity. But provisions of the bill undermine rights of communities dependent on forests Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন Sharad Pawar DR SANTANU SEN #WithdrawFCAbill2023 #SaveIndianForests

Forests &biodiversity at risk! Rajya Sabha MPs, reject this legislation & send it for a review Vandana Chavan Mallikarjun Kharge Piyush Goyal Dr. CM Ramesh Raghav Chadha #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023 indianexpress.com/article/opinio… forests-should-be-a-part-of-national-security-8857475/

It is misleading for govt to say that there is no contradiction of new Forest Amendment Bill with Forest Right Act. The new bill has no provision to comply with FRA. PMO India Forest Rights Manoj Kumar Jha Phulodevi Netam Jairam Ramesh #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

While presenting FCA bill in Lok Sabha Bhupender Yadav said that the strong 1980 FC Act protecting India's forests needs to be changed as govt needs to focus on agroforestry to increase tree cover😡 PMO India Fauzia Khan Sanjay Singh AAP #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

Proposed change in name of Forest Conservation Act title to “Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam” will be unwanted imposition of a language on non-Hindi speaking states P. Chidambaram Derek O'Brien | ডেরেক ও'ব্রায়েন Imran Pratapgarhi Dr ANBUMANI RAMADOSS #WithdrawFCAbill2023 #SaveIndianForests

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023 Aravalli Bachao Congress BJP AAP Narendra Modi PMO India Bhupender Yadav NCSCM, MoEF&CC Rahul Gandhi Jairam Ramesh Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India

Democratic review is needed! FCA Bill 2023 lacked thorough debate & discussion in Lok Sabha. Rajya Sabha members, please refer bill to Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India & MoEF&CC for joint consultation+inclusive decisionmaking Jairam Ramesh #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023 Bhupender Yadav

In a matter as fundamental as governing+protecting forests & in securing rights of millions who live in & are directly dependent on it, MoEF&CC chose to rush through the most controversial FCA bill through the Lok Sabha. Vandana Chavan #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

Mizoram govt's objection: Any activity coming under definition of linear project by any agency can be taken up calling it a project of national importance as all works in one way or another are of national importance Mallikarjun Kharge Rajeev Shukla #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

Uncontrolled road & dam building in the Himalayas has led to multiple man-made disasters such as floods & landslides. FCA Bill 2023 will make these disasters even more likely & devastating. #SaveIndianForests

It is misleading for govt to say that there is no contradiction of new Forest Amendment Bill with Forest Right Act. The new bill has no provision to comply with FRA Manoj Kumar Jha Phulodevi Netam P. Chidambaram Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 Vandana Chavan #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

MoEF&CC response is quoting from Forest (Conservation) Rules of 2022 & not the Bill.Even 2022 rules which were amended don't have a proper mechanism to ensure Gram Sabha consent since it is required after all clearances are already granted #SaveIndianForests #WithdrawFCAbill2023

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