Many monkeys in Delhi, need not get them from Himachal: Anurag to Speaker

New Delhi, July 31

BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday raised in the Lok Sabha the issue of monkey menace and the problems caused by stray animals in Himachal Pradesh where farmers in some areas have been forced to abandon farming.

Raising the issue during Zero hour, Thakur, who represents Hamirpur constituency in Himachal Pradesh, said people in some areas of the hilly state are facing the problem of monkey meance and stray animals.

A certain part of the income from the temples is also being used to fight the monkey menace, he said.

However, he said, the amount is not sufficient and sought funds from the Centre to tackle the problem due to which farmers are leaving farming.

Soon after Thakur finished speaking, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in a lighter vein asked Thakur if monkeys were brought from Himachal Pradesh and dropped in Delhi?

To this, Thakur replied jokingly that there were already many monkeys in the capital.

Nagendra Pratap Singh (SP) said rural workers around the IFFCO Phulpur unit in Uttar Pradesh should be given an opportunity to work in the unit. PTI