After 'Saving Aarey', Shiv Sena Wants To Cut 1000 Trees & People Can't Help Notice The Hypocrisy
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited MMRCL began cutting of hundreds of trees in the Aarey Colony where a proposed car shed was to be set up. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena which has now formed the government publicly announced that they are committed to saving Aaray. However Shiv Senas concern for the environment seems to have ended exactly when the elections ended. The party that fought the decision to fell trees now controls the Aurangaba...Read More
Protests erupted both online and offline after Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) began cutting of hundreds of trees in the Aarey Colony where a proposed car shed was to be set up. People protested for weeks but to no avail as over 2600 trees were cut in the quiet of the night by the Rail Corporation. And only after than Supreme court put a stay on the felling of more trees.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, which has now formed the government, publicly announced that they are committed to saving Aarey and will punish those responsible for chopping off the trees.
However Shiv Sena¡¯s concern for the environment seems to have ended exactly when the elections ended. The party that fought the decision to fell trees at Aarey Colony now controls the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, which wants to chop down 1,000 trees for a Bal Thackeray memorial in Priyadarshini Park.
Aarey isn¡¯t just about 2700 trees, or triple it¡¯s number that would possibly transplanted (if at all successfully done as promised). It¡¯s about an ecosystem in an area thriving with leopards, pythons, birds & what increased human activity, construction and machines would do to it
¡ª Aaditya Thackeray (@AUThackeray) September 4, 2019
Netizens cannot help but wonder and express anger at the government¡¯s hypocrisy and Twitter is full of reactions. #AareyForest has been trending to point towards the hypocrisy Uddhav Thackeray¡¯s in dealing with environmental issues, before and after they found themselves in power.
Where are all #SaveAarey environmental activists? Oh Sorry, #Maharashtra elections are over. I forgot ? #aareyforest pic.twitter.com/8OodpSJsza
¡ª Siju Moothedath (@SijuMoothedath) December 8, 2019
When you used to laugh on people of delhi but now your CM is Uddhav thackeray #AareyForest pic.twitter.com/Cgp6PRcSBh
¡ª amol j (@Amolj2611) December 8, 2019
Cry #MarathiManoos, cry! #UddhavTharkey stops work on Metro Car Shed at #AareyForest where 2300 trees have already felled... pic.twitter.com/3ogEYzlppw
¡ª Gitanjali D.S?? (@Gitanjali_DS) December 8, 2019
#AareyForest protestors reply : Memorial is also pro environment, Sena is thinking about the pigeons
¡ª Kreatively_Konfused (@KreativelyKonf1) December 8, 2019
Where is the liberal media now. Where are the ngo's .it clearly states that they want to stop India's development #AareyForest https://t.co/Z63Met0wf0
¡ª Sanath Mittal (@MittalSanath) December 8, 2019
Shivsena stay on metro car shed being environmental friendly
¡ª Umesh Darade (@DaradeUmesh) December 8, 2019
They will definitely can't chop down 1000 of trees for statue
A litmus test for sena
#AareyForest
On the contrary something pointless is trending above something that needs more voice. #AareyForest https://t.co/NWVUAQrM3f
¡ª Dhruv joshi (@wickedhruv) December 8, 2019
I protested against the felling of #aareyforest because I want humans to stop making unnecessary crap during space age. Turns out the thing this government is making is even more unnecessary.
¡ª ???? ????? ??? (@pr__0_0__) December 8, 2019
Dear Fuddu Thackeray, take that statue and shove it up your ass (the head side first).
However, after the outrage, Shiv Sena issued a statement on Sunday evening denying any attempt or will to cut down trees. Mayor Nandkumar Ghodele said, "¡°There has been talks circulating that we are going to cut trees to build a memorial for Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray. As a Mayor, I would like to clarify ¡ª we are going to ensure that no trees are cut for the construction of the memorial."
¡°There has been talks circulating that we are going to cut trees to build a memorial for HinduHriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray. As a Mayor, I would like to clarify ¡ª we are going to ensure that no trees are cut for the construction of the memorial.
¡ª Shivsena Communication (@ShivsenaComms) December 8, 2019
-Mayor Nandkumar Ghodele pic.twitter.com/IANbWWpc7F
Only time will tell whether or not Shiv Sena will live upto its word of saving the environment by not cutting any trees for the memorial.
