The Kerala government has miserably failed to come to the protection of people who have been subjected to wild gaur attacks and are living in fear because of the clash between the Revenue and the Forest departments, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran said on Monday.
The District Collector had given his decision that the gaur which was disturbing life and peace in the locality be shot dead. This was an acceptable decision to the people but the Forest department intervened and decided that the animal should be tranquillised. The Chief Minister seems to be blissfully unaware of how two departments under him have been handling the issue, said Mr. Sudhakaran.
He derided the Forest Minister for creating confusion that the gaur had entered the area populated by people after it was chased by some hunting groups and thus preparing a defence for the Forest department.
