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Is BJP Destroying Lakshadweep? | Lakshadweep Crisis | Praful Patel

Anger and fear in Lakshadweep islands, with 97 percent Muslims, whose administrator, Praful Khoda Patel, plans slew of measures that threaten livelihood and ecology. Who is Praful Khoda Patel? Praful Khoda Patel, who belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is the first non-bureaucrat administrator of the Lakshadweep Islands. Patel once served as the home minister of Gujarat state when Modi was its chief minister. What is Lakshadweep crisis? Since he took over the Lakshadweep administration in December last year, Patel has pushed through a slew of new laws and regulations without consulting locally elected representatives in India’s only Muslim-majority territory apart from Indian-administered Kashmir. Residents say the proposals threaten their livelihoods, land ownership, culture and even the fragile ecology of the tropical islands. The controversial proposals range from a ban on beef, disqualification of people with more than two children who wish to contest the village council elections, to taking over land belonging to the locals for the purpose of development without safeguarding the interests of the landowners. While the proposals are currently being considered by the federal home ministry, several opposition parties, including the Congress, are demanding they should be dropped and the 63-year-old administrator recalled. What is Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021? The most controversial legislation introduced by Patel is the Draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation 2021, which would allow the administration to acquire the land of residents to build highways, railway lines and other infrastructure projects. What are other Lakshadweep regulations? Patel has also proposed a ban on the sale of beef and the slaughter of cows, calves, bulls and steers, in line with Hindu beliefs. According to Lakshadweep Animal Preservation Regulation, 2021, no person can directly or indirectly sell, transport, offer for sale, or buy beef or beef products in any form anywhere in the Muslim-majority islands, with violators facing up to 10 years in jail. Patel is also planning to permit the opening of liquor bars and shops, claiming the move will boost tourism on the islands, which are currently a non-alcoholic zone due to their Muslim population. Patel has also introduced a Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Regulation, 2021, which empowers the administration to hold anyone in detention without trial for up to one year. The detention could be extended if the administration wishes so. #SaveLakshadweep #SaveLakshadweepFromBJP #SaveLakshadweepFromPrafulPatel #SaveLakshadweep_from_PrafulPatel