Will go to jail but won't pay fine, says Sri Sri

March 10, 2016 12:31

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has told NDTV in an interview on NGT's order that he will go to jail but will not pay the rs 5 crore fine.

I will contest (the green tribunal's order), I want to show you the condition venue was given to us," Sri Sri said in the interview.

Decks were on cleared for the three-day cultural extravaganza of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living on the Yamuna flood plains with the National Green Tribunal expressing its helplessness in banning the event because of "fait accompli".

Nevertheless, it imposed a fine of Rs five crores fine on AOL as environmental compensation after coming down heavily on the foundation for not disclosing its full plans and also on the DDA and Environment Ministry for their role.

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