Rahul Gandhi criticises traffic ban, says it's a hardship for public

Congress leer Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said nine-hour traffic ban on national highway passing through Bandipur reserve has caused hardship to lakhs of people in Kerala and Karnataka and asked central and state governments to safeguard interests of local communities while protecting environment.

ban was from 9 pm to 6 am

movement of traffic through tiger reserve is banned on this stretch from 9 pm to 6 am. ban through reserve forest was intended to reduce disturbance to wildlife. Gandhi, who is an MP from Wayan in Kerala, also talked about youth that is on an indefinite hunger strike against ban.

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Youth hunger strike

In a series of tweets, Gandhi, while expressing his disappointment towards ban, said that ban has created a difficulty for public and expressed his solidarity with youth who have been on an indefinite hunger strike since multiple days.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan h, last month, batted in favour of an elevated highway through Bandipur National Park connecting Wayan in Kerala and Mysore in Karnataka. ban has been affecting people of Wayan, Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.

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