ENVIRONMENT, YOUTH, FOREST AND CITIZENS GROUPS ASK PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR NATURE, DEMOCRACY AND FUTURE OF YOUTH

Seventy environmental, climate action, youth, forest, and natural ecosystem groups from across India are urging citizens to consider the future of democracy, particularly the rights of youth to clean air and water security, before casting their votes. This call comes amidst the country grappling with severe impacts of global warming, climate change, water scarcity, erratic rainfall patterns, glacier melting, and rising pollution levels.

These groups, including the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), People for Aravallis, Youth for Himalaya, Climate Front India, Fridays For Future, Alliance for Rivers in India, Indian Social Action Forum, United Conservation Movement (Karnataka), Aarey Conservation Group, Yugma Collective, Save Pune Hills (Maharashtra), Goa Foundation, Amche Mollem Citizen's Group, Federation of Rainbow Warriors (Goa), Indigenous People's Climate Justice Forum (Assam), Affected Citizens of Teesta (Sikkim), Centre for Research and Advocacy (Manipur), Endangered Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh), Van Gujjar Tribal Yuva Sangathan (Uttarakhand), Dibang Resistance, Lower Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh), Borok Peoples' Human Rights Organisation (Tripura), Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan (Chhattisgarh), Jharkhand Kisan Parishad (Jharkand), Bargi Bandh Visthapit Evam Prabhavit Sangh (Madhya Pradesh), Jan Vikas Shakti Sangathan (Bihar), and UP Land Rights Forum (Uttar Pradesh), have come together to emphasize the need to evaluate the country’s environmental and ecological performance over recent years, alongside considerations such as quality of life, freedom of speech, democratic values, job creation, and citizens’ rights, before making electoral decisions.

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