: Lakshadweep denies permission for Congress MPs’ visit, says it will ‘disturb peaceful atmosphere’ #IndiaNEWS The administration of Lakshadweep on Saturday denied permission to Congress MPs Benny

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Lakshadweep denies permission for Congress MPs’ visit, says it will ‘disturb peaceful atmosphere’ #IndiaNEWS
The administration of Lakshadweep on Saturday denied permission to Congress MPs Benny Behanan, Hibi Eden and TN Prathapan to visit the Union Territory, The New Indian Express reported.Collector S Asker Ali alleged that political leaders from outside Lakshadweep were trying to instigate the islands’ residents to stage protests against the administration, which has proposed to introduce certain controversial regulations. Th new rules include a proposed ban on cow slaughter, a preventive detention law in the Union Territory, which has one of the lowest crime rates in the country, and a draft law proposing sweeping changes in land development regulations. “In the opinion of [the] police, the visit of MPs is likely to instigate violent agitations in the islands and the same is part of a planned effort to disturb the peaceful atmosphere prevailing in the Lakshadweep islands,� the official said in order, according to the newspaper. Ali also cited the Covid-19 pandemic as a reason to refuse permission for the visit. “There is every possibility of your [the MPs] mingling with large number of people of the islands, and conducting public gatherings and interactions,� he said, according to The New Indian Express. “Such activities may lead to further Covid spread in the islands.� Also read: In idyllic Lakshadweep, Centre’s controversial administrator...Read more

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