Nagpur, Nov. 14 -- Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Maharashtra government over increasing tiger attacks, resulting from large-scale denudation of forest land for industrial projects and 'favouritism' towards industrialist Gautam Adani.
Expressing concern over the growing incidents of tiger attacks in human settlements, he questioned the whereabouts of Forest Minister Ganesh Naik and accused the government of failing to take effective measures to protect human lives.
"People are losing their lives in tiger attacks almost every day. Tigers are entering human settlements and killing people, but the government is not taking the issue seriously. The Forest Minister appears to be asleep," he...