LIAR RAHUL AGAIN LYING: MODI GOVT. APPROVES A NEW LAW TO SHOOT TRIBALS
On April 23, 2019 at a public meeting in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh having a considerable tribals population, said: “ Modi has made a new law for tribals in which there is a line that says tribals can be shot at.” Actually it seems that Rahul was referring to the proposed draft amendment sent to all the States asking for wider consultation with stakeholders to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927. This 123 page draft proposes several major changes to the law and give more stringent power to forest officers. Certain offences that were bailable earlier have been proposed to be made non- bailable and the relevant portion in the draft proposal that was referred to reads as under: “Any forest officer, may, if necessary, to prevent the comission of any offence under this Act or under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, or to apprehend any person engaged in the commission of an offence under the said Acts, or who has committed such offence, use as little force including