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The country's top environment court expressed its outrage today with spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, stating, "You have no sense of responsibility. Do you think you have the liberty to say whatever you want?"

For its massive festival held on the banks of the River Yamuna in Delhi, the Art of Living, led by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, must pay nearly five crores as a fine, the country's top environment court said today, offering strong criticism of the organisation.

The National Green Tribunal will take up on August 2 the arguments on plea for contempt proceedings against spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his alleged statement terming the environment compensation imposed by the green tribunal as politically motivated.

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was on Tuesday served two contempt notices for violating the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) with regard to the World Cultural Festival he organised on the banks of the Yamuna in March.

With his Art of Living Foundation (AoL) yet to pay the major chunk of "environment compensation" for its cultural fest on the Yamuna floodplains, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was today slapped with a contempt suit for "alleged disrespect shown by him to the orders of National Green Tribunal (NGT)".

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's comment that he would "go to jail but not pay fine" for his mega event on the banks of the river Yamuna was drew a sharp rebuke from the country's top environmental court, which said it was unbecoming of him.

Swaraj Abhiyan leader Prashant Bhushan today attacked the Centre and Delhi government accusing them of "violating" rule and "destroying" environment by allowing World Culture Festival organised by Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living Foundation on the flood plains of Yamuna river.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend world famous guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's festival tomorrow evening on the banks of the river Yamuna. The confirmation came in a government press statement that asked the media to report two hours before the PM is to arrive.

Faced with tough questions from National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Water Resources ministry today told the panel it has not granted permission for 'World Cultural Festival' being organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living foundation from March 11 while another ministry said no clearance was required for temporary structures.

As India's top environmental court today decided to give the go ahead to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's huge cultural festival on the banks of the River Yamuna with conditions and Rs 5 crore fine, union ministers like Mahesh Sharma and Babul Supriyo defended the event, saying that the organisers have sought all required clearances.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's mass festival on the banks of the river Yamuna will go ahead as planned despite worries over a shaky stage and environmental damage. A separate enclosure for Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the adjustments that the guru's Art of Living foundation has to make. The National Green Tribunal has also imposed fines and condit...

The country's top environment court expressed its outrage today with spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, stating, "You have no sense of responsibility. Do you think you have the liberty to say whatever you want?"

For its massive festival held on the banks of the River Yamuna in Delhi, the Art of Living, led by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, must pay nearly five crores as a fine, the country's top environment court said today, offering strong criticism of the organisation.

The National Green Tribunal will take up on August 2 the arguments on plea for contempt proceedings against spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his alleged statement terming the environment compensation imposed by the green tribunal as politically motivated.

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was on Tuesday served two contempt notices for violating the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) with regard to the World Cultural Festival he organised on the banks of the Yamuna in March.

With his Art of Living Foundation (AoL) yet to pay the major chunk of "environment compensation" for its cultural fest on the Yamuna floodplains, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was today slapped with a contempt suit for "alleged disrespect shown by him to the orders of National Green Tribunal (NGT)".

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's comment that he would "go to jail but not pay fine" for his mega event on the banks of the river Yamuna was drew a sharp rebuke from the country's top environmental court, which said it was unbecoming of him.

Swaraj Abhiyan leader Prashant Bhushan today attacked the Centre and Delhi government accusing them of "violating" rule and "destroying" environment by allowing World Culture Festival organised by Sri Sri Ravishankar's Art of Living Foundation on the flood plains of Yamuna river.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend world famous guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's festival tomorrow evening on the banks of the river Yamuna. The confirmation came in a government press statement that asked the media to report two hours before the PM is to arrive.

Faced with tough questions from National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Water Resources ministry today told the panel it has not granted permission for 'World Cultural Festival' being organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living foundation from March 11 while another ministry said no clearance was required for temporary structures.

As India's top environmental court today decided to give the go ahead to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's huge cultural festival on the banks of the River Yamuna with conditions and Rs 5 crore fine, union ministers like Mahesh Sharma and Babul Supriyo defended the event, saying that the organisers have sought all required clearances.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's mass festival on the banks of the river Yamuna will go ahead as planned despite worries over a shaky stage and environmental damage. A separate enclosure for Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the adjustments that the guru's Art of Living foundation has to make. The National Green Tribunal has also imposed fines and condit...