There is nothing wrong in it.”On the other hand, CSE supported the environment ministry’s stand.Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi’s comments on Thursday, accusing the environment ministry of showing "lust to kill animals”, snowballed into a major stand-off between the National Democratic Alliance’s two Cabinet colleagues to the delight of Opposition parties. Khanduri, inspector general wildlife, ministry of environment, forest and climate change clarified: "The ministry has not given any permission to kill deer, peacock or elephant anywhere In some places, animal-human conflicts happen.” The face-off between the two NDA ministers invited critical reactions from Opposition parties who alleged absence of teamwork and cohesion in the government. Last year, more than 500 people lost their lives in human-wildlife conflicts.”

 There were mixed reactions from wildlife experts on the issue. In West Bengal, they gave permission to kill elephants (an endangered animal), in Himachal they gave permission to kill monkeys, in Goa they gave permission to kill peacocks,” she alleged, adding, "I don’t understand what is this lust for killing animals. Environment ministry is responsible for it. The law is such and it is an old one,” he said. (Vermin means wild animals believed to be harmful to crops and livestock, or which carry diseases. Before this, the environment ministry had allowed the culling of wild boar in Uttarakhand in February and Blue Bull (Nilgai) in Bihar in December last year. Proposals of Maharashtra and Gujarat are still being examined. CEO of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), India, Poorva Joshipura said: "Ecological balance cannot be restored through the barrel of a gun and killing some wild animals does nothing toward helping farmers or anyone else because other animals simply come and take their place.

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