Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living to appeal against NGT order, won't pay Rs 5 crore fine

The NGT slapped a Rs 5 crore fine on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living for organising World Culture Festival on the banks of Yamuna.

New Delhi: Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has decided to appeal against the verdict passed by a green court over slapping Rs 5 crore fine on the Art of Living (AoL) for organising a cultural event on the fragile banks of Yamuna this weekend.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had on Wednesday faulted every concerned government agency over the World Culture Festival and slapped a Rs 5 crore fine on its organisers, but it did not stay the event.

The NGT also fined the central government-led Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Rs 5 lakh and another Rs 1 lakh on the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.

Taking to Twitter, the spiritual leader said:

दिल से हम ने दिल्ली वालों से कहा, यमुना के किनारे थोड़ी सी ज़मीन दो;
झाड़ू लगाएँगे, जादू दिखाएँगे, दुनिया को बुलाएँगे, जन्नत उतारेंगे। (1)

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) March 9, 2016

कुछ लोगों ने कहा ये ज़ुल्म हैं, आप को जुर्माना करेंगे।
हम ने हँस के कहा, हम जुनून हैं उसके, जिसके आप हो! (2)

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) March 9, 2016

हम इस निर्णय से संतुष्ट नहीं हैं I हम अपील करेंगे I सत्यमेव जयते!

— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) March 9, 2016