The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi today took suo moto (on its own motion) cognizance of serious environmental and social violations allegedly committed by the Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) in Paraur and surrounding villages of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. The Tribunal, comprising Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi (Judicial Member) and Dr. Afroz Ahmad (Expert Member), converted a letter petition sent by Seema Kumari, Pradhan of Gram Panchayat Ghaneta, and other residents.

The letter petition outlined “a very serious, multi-faceted and public interest related issue, which is related to the rapid and illegal expansion work being carried out by Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) Paraur in our area”. It asserted that the organisation’s activities were in “gross

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