Green forum seeks removal of Forest Minister’s Additional Private Secretary
A coalition of environmental groups in Kerala is demanding the removal of Sijumon Francis from his post as Additional Private Secretary to the Forest Minister. The group alleges that his history of opposing forest department policies creates a conflict of interest.
Why it matters
Illustrates the tension between environmental advocacy groups and government administrative appointments regarding conservation policy.
Coexistence Collective, Kerala, a broad coalition of environmental organisations, wildlife conservationists, researchers, scientists and civil society groups, has demanded the removal of Sijumon Francis from the post of Additional Private Secretary in the Forest Minister’s office.
The article centers the perspective of environmental activists and their concerns about administrative neutrality.
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