APCC thanks RS member for efforts to retain elephant in zoo

Hyderabad,May 24: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary G Niranjan today thanked Rajya Sabha Member M A Khan for his efforts to convince Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh to retain an elephant in Nehru Zoological Park which was being used for ''Muharram'' and ''Bonalu'' processions.The Union Minister has directed the State Government not to return the elephant to Nizam Trust.As far as the use of elephants for religious processions are concerned, the Ministry will not have any objections in continuing with the past practice with the State's permission, a press release here said.
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