VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-16
“If the Gram Sabha has not given consent, then the forest clearance given is illegal. It has to be quashed. They are making a mockery of the law,”
Shomona Khanna · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-16
Khanna says forest clearance granted without Gram Sabha consent is illegal and must be quashed.
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