Prashant Bhushan terms PM Modi’s visit to CJI’s residence as 'bad signal' for judiciary
New Delhi: Public Interest lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan raised concerns over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the residence of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, stating it "sends a very bad signal to the judiciary." The visit, which was part of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, saw PM Modi and the CJI participating in the traditional aarti.
Bhushan took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), questioning the appropriateness of the meeting. He cited the Code of Conduct for Judges, which emphasises maintaining a degree of aloofness and avoiding actions that may compromise the dignity of the judiciary.
Bhushan expressed shock at the CJI allowing the meeting, highlighting the judiciary's crucial role in protecting citizens' fundamental rights and ensuring the government acts within constitutional limits. According to Bhushan, the separation between the executive and judiciary must be upheld.
PM Modi also shared details of the visit on X, offering prayers to Lord Ganesha and extending wishes for happiness and prosperity.
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Railway lines as fence could cut cost of barricading to curb man-elephant conflicts: MP Wadiyar
Bengaluru, Sept 17: MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has suggested that to bring down the exorbitant cost barricading – estimated to cost around Rs 1.3 to Rs 1.5 crore per kilometre – railway lines could be used to construct fences on Tuesday.
Wadiyar took to X to share the letter he had sent to Union Environment Forest & Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav.
Stating that “railway (lines) barricading” is proving to be an effective way to restrict the movement of elephants, he suggested that this should be taken up on a large scale.
“Upon consultation with the relevant authorities, it has come to my understanding that the cost of barricading per kilometre comes to Rs 1.3 crore to Rs 1.5 crore. Given that the border of the forests in my constituency stretches to over 400 km, with around 280 km of forest border requiring immediate barricading, the cost of such an exercise will reach Rs 350 crore to Rs 400 crore,” he wrote in his letter.
He said the environment ministry could make a direct request with the railway ministry for an allocation of railway lines, thus reducing the cost of the project to just that of labour cost.
“The benefits of this initiative are manifold, from reduction of human casualties, protection of property and livelihood, to conservation of elephants and, most importantly, promoting human-elephant coexistence, which is the need of the hour,” he added.
Working towards safer coexistence in Mysore-Kodagu! Submitted proposal to Union Environment Forest & Climate change Minister Shri Bhupendra Yadav Ji for railway barricading to reduce elephant-human conflicts. pic.twitter.com/VjOWIF1TTC
— Yaduveer Wadiyar (@yaduveerwadiyar) September 17, 2024
